Soil testingMajor Program
Total Hours
Contributed.
Contacts
with Local Stakeholders.
Hours
of Multistate Efforts.
Total Number
of Volunteers Engaged.
Program Indicators
Number of people who collected soil samples for testing |
21807 |
Number of people who applied Extension recommendations for soil fertility (See Ag Economic Policy or Environmental for long term impact) |
17884 |
Stories
McCracken EDB and Hort Agent Partnership Increase Soil Sampling in MS4 Community
From a program aimed at farmers to offer free soil testing, the McCracken County Extension District Board partnered with County Manager and Horticulture Agent to include all residents of the county. Efforts to allow up to 7 free soil tests for the current fiscal year aimed at saving stakeholders dollars and also reducing the overuse of fertilizers. excessive NPK in the home setting contribute to pollution in the waterways. With the fact that Paducah is an MS4 community, this is an important conc...
Reports
Stories Behind the Numbers
- Director — Laura Stephenson, Ph.D.
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- Lexington, KY 40546-0091
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