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Soil Amendment Estimator: Optimize Your Soil Health with Expert Guidance

The Soil Amendment Estimator, designed by Bryan Langley, is a comprehensive tool that helps you optimize soil health by inputting soil test data. Fill in the required blue fields with soil test results and patch sizes to receive estimates for lime and amendments needed. It offers dropdown selections for lime types and manure additions, automatically calculating nutrient analysis. This user-friendly platform also promotes better experimentation and understanding of amendment applications while referencing credible agricultural extensions for reliable information.

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Soil Amendment Estimator: Optimize Your Soil Health with Expert Guidance

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  1. Soil Amendment Estimator Designed by: Bryan Langley

  2. Insert Soil Test data Fill Blue fields with soil test results Put Patch size here in square feet

  3. Liming Needed Click Here for Dropdown menu Select Lime used

  4. Lime Results Add lbs of lime used Lime values will automatically be inserted PH change based on soil texture

  5. Enter Product info Add to Lists Click Here to switch to list page Click Here to switch to First page

  6. Add Amendments Enter lbs of amendment added to patch Select the amendment added from the dropdown list Nutrient analysis will automatically input with selected amendment

  7. Manure Additions Values will automatically be inserted for selected manure Click Here for Dropdown menu Select which type of manure Enter yards applied

  8. So What does it all Mean Estimated New PPM value eCEC from soil test data and new estimated eCEC PPM Gained from amendments Nutrient balance ratios

  9. Looking Forward • We are always looking to move forward • Knowing where we should be • Seeing what result is • Creates a database to catalog our soil • Prepared better in the future

  10. Better Experimenting • Knowing what each addition does give us better experimenting possibilities • Not a license to go nuts in the patch • Need to understand amendment application limitations • Toxicity and interactions are always a possibility • NOT A replacement for Soil Recommendations

  11. Nutrient Formulas • Amount needed to raise 1 PPM Per 1000 Sq ft

  12. References • www.Spectrumanalytic.com • www.soilminerals.com • Colorado State University Extension • Perdue extension • University of Minnesota extension • Clemson University Extension • Oklahoma state University Extension • www.eplantscience.com • www.calciumproducts.com • Iowa state university Extension • University of Arkansas Extension • Ohio state university Extension • Cornell University Extension • Western Laboratories • MidWest Labs • http://agsource.crinet.com/ • Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs • Oregon State Extension • Penn State University Extension • Texas A&M Extension

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