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Can I use manure in forage production, specifically alfalfa? by Alfalfa Grower

Posted on May 11, 2012
Larry Murphy, Ph.D.
The best practice, when using solid or liquid manure on alfalfa, is to apply when the crop is dormant, in the winter or early spring prior to green up, (abiding by local application regulations) or immediately after cutting the alfalfa. Most manure is broadcast applied on forage crops, however, if local regulations require knifing, you may have to risk stand damage. Some additional… Read Full Answer

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How does this product differ from other manure additive products? by Manure-Man

Posted on May 11, 2012
Larry Sanders, Ph.D.
MTM is the first and only manure additive to help increase the efficiency of both the phosphorus and nitrogen in the manure. In addition MTM provides the ability to replant different crops behind the application including soybeans if weather causes a change in your planting plans. It’s non-toxic to livestock and microbes. When mixing, MTM can be added at several different stages of the… Read Full Answer

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What methods both short term and long term should I use to stabilize the pH value of my soil? The Current value is above 8 and the cultivated crops are cotton and wheat. by Naveed Malik

Posted on March 14, 2012
Larry Murphy, Ph.D.
Soil pH above 8 is not likely to change very readily. Continued use of ammoniacal N fertilizers, which are essentially all the economical sources available to growers (urea, UAN, anhydrous ammonia, ammonium nitrate, ammonium sulfate) will very gradually lower the pH of soils such as the one described. How quickly that happens depends on the amount of free calcium carbonate in the soil… Read Full Answer

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