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<blockquote data-quote="brandonm_13" data-source="post: 1123308" data-attributes="member: 7875"><p>Well I don't know that I used any technical jargon, but anyway I'll go ahead and try to state why I think it's best to go with ag lime. </p><p></p><p>First if you think your are compacting the soil more with larger amounts, unless your soil is wet in summer or fall (usually not a problem), you aren't going to be getting much compaction, and you're only going to be running a spreader truck over the pasture once every five years or so instead of the tractor each year.</p><p></p><p>What about releasing nitrogen? Most nutrients (at least the nutrients the plants want) is most available when the soil pH is between 6.0-7.0. I'm not worried as much about releasing nitrogen. Besides keeping a neutral pH, I'm more concerned about increasing my organic matter, which as you probably know releases nitrogen (and a bunch of other nutrients) decreases soil compaction, and increases water holding capacity.</p><p></p><p>A lot of universities have research on things like this and I think they're all in accordance oN using rotational grazing, multi-species grazing, avoiding overgrazing/overstocking etc. To reduce weeds, but those practices are effective in reducing weeds regardless of liming practices.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brandonm_13, post: 1123308, member: 7875"] Well I don't know that I used any technical jargon, but anyway I'll go ahead and try to state why I think it's best to go with ag lime. First if you think your are compacting the soil more with larger amounts, unless your soil is wet in summer or fall (usually not a problem), you aren't going to be getting much compaction, and you're only going to be running a spreader truck over the pasture once every five years or so instead of the tractor each year. What about releasing nitrogen? Most nutrients (at least the nutrients the plants want) is most available when the soil pH is between 6.0-7.0. I'm not worried as much about releasing nitrogen. Besides keeping a neutral pH, I'm more concerned about increasing my organic matter, which as you probably know releases nitrogen (and a bunch of other nutrients) decreases soil compaction, and increases water holding capacity. A lot of universities have research on things like this and I think they're all in accordance oN using rotational grazing, multi-species grazing, avoiding overgrazing/overstocking etc. To reduce weeds, but those practices are effective in reducing weeds regardless of liming practices. [/QUOTE]
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