Ohio State Extension educator Lee Beers provides tips for planning nutrient management on the farm in the spring.

Phosphorus is never readily soluble in the soil but is most available in soil with a pH range centered around 6.5. Extremely and strongly acid soils (pH 4.0-5.0) can have high concentrations of ...

By lowering the pH of the waste-derived liquid fertilizer, the phosphorus will dissolve and produce high phosphorus content, before the pH is restored to its original level. "This research ...

A new paper in PNAS shows that the idea of “taking turns” could help resolve the 1960s paradox of the plankton — and better ...

Most gardeners think soil testing only determines nutrient deficiencies, but the tests also help gardeners understand whether ...

Scientists have uncovered that iron oxides, previously thought to trap phosphorus, actually help convert it into a ...