AgNet This Week: Clean Water Act Rule; Livestock Disaster Assistance

Randall Weiseman April 15, 2014 Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Corn, Cotton, Dairy, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Sheep-Goats, Soybeans, Specialty Crops

This week’s issue of AgNet This Week features a report with the EPA administrator on the new proposed clean water act rules and details on the Livestock Disaster Assistance signup. To learn more about these topics and much more click here to subscribe today and view the current issue.

Irrigation Frequency Critical to Fight Tree Stress
During the month of April, Florida rainfall has been scarce. Groves are drying out after some areas enjoyed more rain than normal during the El Niño winter. The dry weather has growers busy running irrigation. Keeping HLB-infected trees well-watered is especially important to reduce plant stress. That was the message Tripti Vashisth, University of Florida […]
The Effect of Soil pH on Nutrient Availability
By Chris Oswalt Soil pH influences nutrient availability. This article considers the specific fate of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in soils with elevated pH values. The discussion also assumes that these effects would be similar to conditions in the wetted zone where micro-sprinkler irrigation has raised soil pH. NITROGEN Soil pH can affect several reactions […]

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