Troubleshooting Soil Fertility Problems:Follow the recommendations, keep soil pH in the proper range and know what to look for when problems arise.

摘要

Soil is a living ecosystem and is a farmer's most precious asset. A farmer's productive capacity is directly related to the health of his or her soil — that's a quote by Howard Warren Buffett, farmer and former special assistant in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, who is also (he grandson of American investor and philanthropist Warren Edward Buffett. I If something is alive, it has to be fed and taken care of, and that's true of the soil. To get the best out of it and make a top-yielding peanut crop, the first place to start is with a soil test, says Glen Harris, University of Georgia soil scientist.