Agro Recs


	Agricultural Analytical Services Laboratory
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)

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 and Sorghum Group		Grass Group
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	1045	Corn for Silage (no-till)	1062	Planting Mixed Grasses
1032	Planting Alfalfa in Wheat	1057	Sorghum for Grain	1040	Planting Orchardgrass
1022	Planting Alfalfa-Trefoil	1063	Sorghum for Forage	1085	Planting Reed Canarygrass
1021	Planting Alfalf-Grass	Grain Group		1041	Planting Timothy
1001	Established Alfalfa	1068	Spring Barley	1075	Planting Tall Fescue
1072	Established Alfalfa-Grass	1060	Winter Barley	1077	Planting Warm Season Grasses
Legume Group		1069	Buckwheat	1010	Established Bluegrass
1030	Planting Crownvetch	1059	Oats	1016	Established Bromegrass
1031	Planting Crownvetch (no-till)	1061	Rye	1019	Established Mixed Brasses
1029	Planting Ladino Clover	1064	Soybeans	1017	Established Orchardgrass
1027	Planting Red Clover	1071	Sunflowers	1086	Established Reed Canarygrass
1028	Planting Red Clover (no-till)	1058	Wheat	1018	Established Timothy
1037	Planting Red Clover in Oats	Miscellaneous Group		1076	Established Tall Fescue
1034	Planting Red Clover in Wheat	1079	Brassicas	1078	Established Warm Season Grasses
1073	Planting Red Clover-Grass	1054	CRP Cool Season Grass	1066	Sudangrass
1024	Planting Trefoil	1053	CRP Warm Season Grass	1067	Sorghum-Sudangrass
1026	Planting Trefoil (no-till)	1800	Disturbed Lands	1080	Renovating Pasture (with legume)
1036	Planting Trefoil in Oats	1055	Horticultural Cover Crop	1081	Established Pasture (without legume)
1033	Planting Trefoil in Wheat	1065	Tobacco	1082	Established Pasture (with legume)
1025	Planting Trefoil-Grass	1999	Other
1011	Established Crownvetch
1014	Established Ladino Clover
1015	Established Red Clover
1074	Established Red Clover-Grass
1005	Established Trefoil
1006	Established Trefoil-Grass
1014	Established Ladino Clover