ATLANTA, Ga. The use of
common potash fertilizers is
essential in correcting soil potas
sium deficiencies.
Thai’s important for crop pro
ducers to recognize because potas
sium (potash) deficiencies limit
Forage And Grassland Council
HERSHEY (Dauphin
Co.) The Pennsylvania Forage
and Grassland Council (PFGC)
sponsors several awards to ack
nowledge outstanding perfor
mance by forage producers and
persons who work with forage
producers.
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Potash Corrects Soil Deficiencies
crop yields and hurt'profitability.
Soil testing is a good means of
assessing the potassium status of
the soil, but potassium responses
may occur under conditions where
soil tests show that potassium is
adequate.
Sponsors Awards
This year the PFGC has also ini
tiated an Outstanding Pasture Pro
ducer Award. This is a new award
category designed to recognize the
contribution that pasture produc
tion is making to Pennsylvania
agriculture.
$9,100
Dr. Paul Fixen, Potash & Pho
sphate Institute (PPI) northcentral
director, points out that recent stu
dies with ridge-till com in Minne
sota have indicated the need for
supplemental potash in the ridge,
A total of five Outstanding Pas
ture Producer Awards can be
awarded annually. Tom Calvert
serves as chairman of the awards
committee for 1991. For more
information about the awards, con
tact Calvert at (814) 445-8979.
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even when soil tests were
adequate.
All com hybrids in the test
responded to potash application,
but responses of some were much
larger than others. Compaction
and cold, wet soil conditions
increase needs for potash in star
ters, even when soil tests are high.
Commercial potash fertilizers
include potassium chloride (KCI),
potassium sulphate (K2SO4),
potassium-magnesium sulphate
(K2SO4-2MgSO4), and potassium
nitrate (KNO3). These compounds
dissolve rapidly and are readily
available for crop use.
Potash fertilizer applied this
spring is available for this year’s
crop. Research throughout the
South has shown that potash defi
ciency in soybeans is effectively
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corrected with topdressed potash
applied as late as June.
Commercial fertilizer sources of
potash are equally effective
regardless of the color of the
material and whether applied in a
liquid or dry form. On very sandy
soils, broadcast applications may
be most effective due to greater
contact with soil particles which
can hold potassium against leach
ing. Where subsoil potassium is
depleted, some form of deep place
ment may be advisable.
Foliar applications in the form
of potassium nitrate can help
enhance late season uptake, espe
cially where plant demands are
extremely high, such as those of
high-yielding cotton varieties.
This is a supplemental, not a com
plete, potash program.
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PDPP Hires
Summer
Intern
HARRISBURG
(Dauphin Co.) The
Pennsylvania Dairy
Promotion Program has
recently hired a summer
intern, Stephanie Cor
bin, to coordinate the
program’s summer ice
cream promotion. Cor
bin, a former county
Dairy Princess, started
with the program on
May 21.
“We are anxious to
have Stephanie join our
staff,” said Brian Ross,
PDPP program mana
ger. “Her skills in com
munications and promo
tion will be a great asset
to the program. We
hope she enjoys her
internship with the
PDPP and learns more
about Pennsylvania’s
dairy industry.”
Corbin will be
charged with coordinat
ing the PDPP’s state
wide ice cream promo
tion, “There’s Some
th i n g About
Pennsylvania Ice
Cream.” The promotion
will be held during the
week of July 14 to 20, at
locations across
Pennsylvania.
“I am excited to join
the Pennsylvania Dairy
Promotion Program’s
efforts,” said Corbin. “I
wanted to experience
promotion acuvities at
the stale level after serv
ing as a dairy princess
and county promoter.”
She is currently a
aenior at Grove City
College, majoring in
secondary education
and communications.
Following graduation,
she hopes to work in
public relations/
communications or
teach high school
English.
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