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Fertilizer Use Changes In The U.S. And Kentucky, Monroe Rasnake, Dan Kirkland
Fertilizer Use Changes In The U.S. And Kentucky, Monroe Rasnake, Dan Kirkland
Soil Science News and Views
The use of inorganic fertilizers for crop production is perhaps the most successful educational program ever attempted by Land-Grant Colleges, the Tennessee Valley Authority and other agencies. Not many producers in the United States or the world will attempt to grow a crop without the use of fertilizers. In fact, some producers over fertilize and in recent years, the educational program has been aimed at teaching producers to limit fertilizer applications to what is actually needed based on soil tests and cropping conditions.