Harvest is in full swing across Iowa. That means fall field work is just around the corner.
According to Andrew Hoiberg from Ames-based Calcium Products, when soil pH is below 6.0, it can reduce farmers? yield by as much as 30%. He says 98G pelletized limestone from Calcium Products is the most effective and consistent product to correct and maintain soil pH.
Soil pH has traditionally been addressed about every five years with aglime. Rather than create a pH rollercoaster in the field with infrequent aglime applications, 98G can be used as part of a pH maintenance program with annual or biannual applications. 98G is a more reactive liming material than aglime keeping soil pH at a level to maximize yield potential ? typically 6.0 ? year in and year out.
98G can be applied in flat-rate or variable-rate applications. It can be mixed with other dry fertilizers reducing the number of trips across the field and spread spring or fall. This flexibility means you can address soil pH when and how it works for you with the same equipment used to spread other dry fertilizers.
Learn more by visiting calciumproducts.com or you can listen to our latest pH Matters segment below.
