Breckinridge County CES Program Indicators and Success Stories - Jul 1, 2021

Breckinridge County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2021 - Jun 30, 2022

1033 - Soil testing
1033.21)	500	Number of people who applied Extension recommendations for soil fertility (See Ag Economic Policy or Environmental for long term impact)
1033.1)	500	Number of people who collected soil samples for testing

1033 - Soil testing

1033.21)

500

Number of people who applied Extension recommendations for soil fertility (See Ag Economic Policy or Environmental for long term impact)

1033.1)

500

Number of people who collected soil samples for testing

Success Stories

It's Time to Watch Your P's and K's

Author: Carol Hinton

Major Program: Soil testing

Its time to watch your P’s and K’sFarmers were warned of increasing input costs in late 2021.  Many farmers in the area and the county rely on soil testing to predict fertilizer inputs for the upcoming year.  Our county continually sends in over 2,000 soil tests to the lab at the University of Kentucky.  The history of soil testing on many farms in the county goes back at least 30 years.   I have charted the results comparing the same fields year after year, test