Soil, Water and Forage Testing

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Soil Related Documents

  • Testing Your Soil: How to Collect and Send Samples
  • Managing Soil Salinity
  • An Index of Salinity and Boron Tolerance of Common Native and Introduced Plant Species in Texas
  • Phosphorus: Too much and plants may suffer
  • What happens to nitrogen in soils?
  • Soil Acidity and Liming
  • Soil Testing Following Flooding, Overland Flow of Wastewater and other Freshwater Disaster
  • Pasture and Soil Management Following Tidal Saltwater Intrusion
  • Land Application of Drilling Fluids: Landowner Considerations
  • Soil Submittal Form
  • Profile Soil Submittal Form - Includes subsurface nitrate-N testing
  • Urban Soil Submittal Form


    • Water Documents

  • Water Management: Clearing Cloudy and Muddy Water in Ponds and Lakes
  • Description of Water Analysis Parameters
  • What's In My Water
  • Hydrogen Sulfide In Drinking Water: Causes and Treatment Alternatives
  • Decontaminating Flooded Wells
  • Shock Chlorination of Wells
  • Shock Chlorination of Stored Water Supplies
  • Sampling for Bacteria in Wells
  • Drinking Water Standards
  • Irrigation Water Quality Standards
  • Desalination Methods for Producing Drinking Water
  • Disinfecting Water after a Disaster
  • Drinking Water Problems: Nitrates
  • Drinking Water Problems: Iron and Manganese
  • Drinking Water Problems: Copper
  • Drinking Water Problems: Arsenic
  • Drinking Water Problems: Lead
  • Drinkin Water Problems: Corrosion
  • Water Submittal Form


    • Ponds and Aquaculture Documents

  • Interpretation of Water Analysis Reports for Fish Culture
  • Using Chemicals in Pond Management.pdf
  • Managing Algal Blooms and the Potential for Algal Toxins in Pond Water
  • Oxygen Depletion in Ponds
  • Dissolved Oxygen for Fish Production
  • Fish Management Guide
  • Management of Recreational and Farm Ponds in Louisiana
  • Managing Mississippi Ponds and Small Lakes
  • Pond Management Guide-North Carolina
  • USDA-Ponds: Planning, Design, Construction
  • Renovating Leaky Ponds
  • Managing Fish Ponds During Drought
  • The Use of Lime in FIsh Ponds
  • Water Quality for Pond Aquaculture
  • Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Aquaculture, Fisheries, & Pond Management



    • Forage Documents

  • Sampling Hay Bales and Pasture for Forage Analysis
  • Making, Storing and Feeding Hay
  • Hay Production in Texas
  • Nitrates and Prussic Acid in Forages: Sampling, Testing and Management Strategies
  • Plant/Forage Submittal Form

    • BioSolid Documents

  • Biosolid/Manure Submittal Form



    • 2021 Volume Soil, Profile Soil, Plant/Forage, Water and Biosolid Submittal Spreasheet: Excel File Download

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