Soil Test Recommendations for Nutrient Management and Environmental Protection: What Do Policy Makers Need and Want?.

The utilization of information for agricultural production and environmental safeguards has grown expotentially during this last decade. The use of soil. plant. and water analyses has become guiding information for the judisous use of agricultural inputs, such as fertilizers, manures, and irrigation waters. This discussion will focas on the near future projection of soil. plant, and water analyses being part of discision information in the planning of agriculture production and conservation.