Arkansas Soil Fertility focuses on:
Nutrient Management Recommendations
- Developing up-to-date, crop-specific nutrient management recommendations for major Arkansas crops like rice, soybean, corn, cotton, and forage.
- Correlating and calibrating fertilizer rates using soil testing, tissue testing, and sensor technologies.
Environmental Sustainability
- Researching cover crops and nutrient cycling to improve soil health.
- Developing strategies to mitigate nutrient losses, such as crop and fertilizer-K management.
The Arkansas Soil Fertility program develops crop management, soil fertility, and plant nutritional diagnosis technologies for increased crop yield, fertilizer use efficiency, farm profitability, and environmental sustainability.