Loftness, manufacturer of fertilizer handling equipment, grain-bagging equipment, crop shredders and vegetation management equipment expands lineup of FertiLogix lime/fertilizer spreaders.

Liming the soil can be a long-term investment and benefits need to be weighed over time.

While lime can be applied anytime, including winter, Penn State Extension offers a few recommendations for when to make an application.

In case you missed them, here are the items that have garnered the most interest from other farmers in the month of April.

University of Kentucky Ag Extension explains what agricultural lime is, how it works and why some of these lime "alternatives" aren't going to affect soil pH.

As the name would imply, evaporite minerals form by the evaporation of sea water millions of years ago. Gypsum and limestone are two evaporite minerals found in Kansas and used for agricultural amendments.

Fall is an excellent time to test soil pH and determine whether any lime needs to be applied for future crops. Proper soil pH is important for nutrient availability, herbicide activity, and crop development. For most soils, additional lime is not needed every year. Consider these points before liming your fields: