Vaughn Reed
@MSU_Soilfert
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Assistant Professor of Soil Fertility
Starkville, MS
Joined August 2012
Twitter change alert! My retirement is fast approaching, so this account will 'change hands' soon. Dr. Vaughn Reed, will take this ten year old account into the next decade. He's now at @vaughn_reed2. You also need to follow @jagmandhillon and @TheDirtDude. #mscrops
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Know YOUR soil! #mscrops
How can you be sure you’re planting the right crops in the right soil? Web Soil Survey – know before you grow. https://t.co/PwVsGmD9in
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The FRST National Soil Fertility database is being hosted by USDA and is a national effort to help farmers, researchers, and agronomists make important soil fertility decisions and conserve historical soil test data. Learn more about it here:
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Princeton is home, and UK WKREC is the station that put me on the soil Extension journey. A key UK agriculture station that helps Kentucky farmers was destroyed by tornadoes
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The facility has been helping grain and cattle farmers since 1925.
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ICYMI: The punch line first: calm down! Yes, prices are moving, but getting hysterical right now does not help. Take care of your business by addressing the factors you can control. #mscrops The Topic of the Times: Fertilizer Prices and What to Do
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The fire-starter for 2022 crop input discussions is fertilizer prices. Without getting into the why for the current volatility, first recall this situation is not entirely unique. Potash at the far…
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More soil basics. Some of y'all need this. #mscrops What is soil made of? https://t.co/bBHHRSNHNJ via @wordpressdotcom
soilsmatter.wordpress.com
Soils can look like they are a homogeneous material. But in reality, soil contains solid particles of different sizes and different types. Some of the particles are minerals, and others are organic…
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Crossed the double Zoom barrier for a brief time yesterday. Not something I would have anticipated 19 - 20 months ago.
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ICYMI, from last week. #mscrops Calcium and Magnesium Management for Plant Growth
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Calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg) are essential ‘secondary’ plant nutrients. Plants need less Ca or Mg than nitrogen, phosphorus, or potassium, but require more of them than micronutrients. Should Ca…
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Registration for local and specialty CCA exams opened Monday. Did you miss it? See https://t.co/plus4GFNdm for the to-do info. Get registered through January 5. The International exam is now continuous testing - so fit it into your schedule. #mscrops #certifiedcropadviser
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The fundamentals of the subject here👇. #mscrops What is “soil carbon”? https://t.co/UMcJ61aPM7 via @wordpressdotcom
soilsmatter.wordpress.com
blog about soil carbon
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ICYMI last week. #mscrops Burning Stalks – What does it Really Cost?
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We learn more about AM daily. It is breathtaking to get into this literature and see the advances since my grad school days. #mscrops
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi have the potential to maintain yield while reducing the need for fertilizer. These fungi boost nutrient and water uptake, enhance #soil structure, and even have been shown to improve plant responses to stress: https://t.co/DJfUBhKvwL 📸 Audrey Gamble
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Click the links for lots of soil information through the decades, and up to the minute. #mscrops #mississippisoil Check out latest article: Vintage and New Era Soils Information https://t.co/lJWfNKBzMu via @LinkedIn
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I get reuse requests periodically for a particular color map of Mississippi soil regions used in several publications. It has distinct colors and a detailed breakdown of the soil areas in the state.
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Here's a synopsis of the soil C situation. #mscrops
How can #carbonmarkets and conservation programs help farmers improve their soil health and sequester carbon? We take a deep dive in CSA News to find out: https://t.co/FUtzbxuVnD
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The message is "Be Prepared" by knowing where you are currently. ICYMI from over the weekend. #mscrops Fall is For Soil Carbon Market Preparations
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Participating in the soil carbon (C) market requires baseline information about the producer’s inventory to offer potential buyers. This fall is the time for the soil carbon-curious growers to begi…
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Good information: Voluntary Versus State‐Based Compliance Carbon Markets https://t.co/O9MYp4WrHU
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ICYMI from the past weekend. There were a few things that could have distracted you. Question post-Katrina: is there salt in the rain from hurricanes? Surge - yes; rain - no. #mscrops #hurricanerain Soil Management After Hurricane Ida
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Hurricanes harness enormous wind or water energy that uproots or shreds trees, destroys buildings and signs, erodes coastlines, and otherwise creates havoc on the landscape. Safety is the primary c…
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I rarely share personal info here. Recent radio silence because soils and enviro ed had to wait. I've been away with Rae to celebrate her father's life: https://t.co/7e4RRtlxDS. Only, four months after Janet, her mother: https://t.co/h1bZh5GhaR. Lives well-lived.
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As storms move through middle and south Mississippi this morning, check this out from the weekend. Questions about these materials have been constant over my 20 years with MSU Extension. #mscrops Special Agents (Lime Version)
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Acid pH in many Mississippi soils challenges plant growth regardless of scale, from a 400-acre row crop field to the back yard. While alkaline pH soils present some issues in the Blackland Prairies…
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