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Soil Test Recommendations for Agronomic Crops 

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Overview of Agronomic Soil Test Recommendations

        Table 1.  Lime Recommendation Table

        Table 2.  Magnesium Recommendation Table

 

Sample Report and Forms

Sample Soil Test Report for Agronomic Crops

Multiple soil sample submission form  for agronomic crop recommendations 

          (For submission with Multiple Soil Sample Kits purchased at Penn State Cooperative County Extension Offices)

ST2: Fertilizer recommendations/lime conversions

ST4: Interpreting Soil Tests for Agronomic Crops

Click on crop name below  to view soil test recommendations for crop specified.

Crop 
Code

Crop Name

Crop Code

Crop Name

Crop
Code

Crop Name

Alfalfa Group

Corn, Sorghum and Millet Group

GrassGroup

1020

Planting Alfalfa

1042

Corn for Grain

1038

Planting Bluegrass

1023

Planting Alfalfa (no-till)

1044

Corn for Grain (no-till)

1039

Planting Bromegrass

1035

Planting Alfalfa in Oats

1043

Corn for Silage

1062

Planting Mixed Grasses

1045

Corn for Silage (no-till)

1032

Planting Alfalfa in Wheat

1046

Small grain Silage/Corn Grain Double Crop

1040

Planting Orchardgrass

1022

Planting Alfalfa-Trefoil

1047

Small grain Silage/Corn Silage double Crop

1085

Planting Reed Canarygrass

1021

Planting Alfalfa-Grass

1057

Sorghum for Grain

1041

Planting Timothy

1001

Established Alfalfa

1063

Sorghum for Forage

1075

Planting Tall Fescue

1072

Established Alfalfa-Grass

1048

Millet for Grain

1077

Planting Warm Season Grasses

Legume Group

1049

Millet for Forage

1010

Established Bluegrass

1030

Planting Crownvetch

Grain Group

1016

Established Bromegrass

1031

Planting Crownvetch (no-till)

1012

Canola

1019

Established Mixed Grasses

1029

Planting Ladino Clover

1013

Spelt

1017

Established Orchardgrass

1027

Planting Red Clover

1068

Barley, Spring

1086

Established Reed Canarygrass

1028

Planting Red Clover (no-till)

1060

Barley, winter

1018

Established Timothy

1037

Planting Red Clover in Oats

1050

Barley/Soybean Double Crop

1076

Established Tall Fescue

1034

Planting Red Clover in Wheat

1069

Buckwheat

1078

Established Warm Season Grasses

1073

Planting Red Clover-Grass

1059

Oats

1066

Sudangrass

1024

Planting Trefoil

1061

Rye

1067

Sorghum-Sudangrass

1026

Planting Trefoil (no-till)

1051

Small Grain Silage

1080

Renovating Pasture (with legume)

1036

Planting Trefoil in Oats

1064

Soybeans

1081

Established Pasture (without legume)

1033

Planting Trefoil in Wheat

1071

Sunflowers

 1082

Established Pasture (with legume)

1025

Planting Trefoil-Grass

1058

Wheat

1083

Planting Grass Pasture

1011

Established Crownvetch

Miscellaneous

1014

Established Ladino Clover

1079

Brassicas

1015

Established Red Clover

1054

CRP Cool Season Grass

1074

Established Red Clover-Grass

1053

CRP Warm Season Grass

1005

Established Trefoil

1800

Disturbed Lands

1006

Established Trefoil-Grass

1055

Horticultural Cover Crop

1065

Tobacco

1056

Wildlife Food Plot

1052

Hops

1999

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