Liming Soil
This training addresses lime quality and liming management to enable nutrient management planners, staff from WVU Extension, USDA NRCS West Virginia, West Virginia Department of Agriculture and West Virginia Conservation Agency, and farmers to better understand and improve the management of liming to modify soil pH for nutrient management and crop production.
Liming Soil Educational Videos
Lime Quality – Jeff Skousen
Lime & Crop pH Requirements – Ed Rayburn
Liming Sources in West Virginia – Tom Basden
WVU Extension Web-based Lime Evaluation Tool – Ed Rayburn
Application Equipment & Services Available for Liming – Ben Goff
Calcium & Magnesium from Alternative Nutrient Sources – Ben Goff
Prioritizing Lime Applications – Eugenia Pena-Yewtukhiw
Lime Laws & Regulations – Chad Linton
Conservation District Lime Programs – Barbie Elliott and Russell Young
Liming Soil Resources
- Liming Principles & Lime Products
- The Value of Agricultural Limestone
- WVU Extension Ag Limestone Tool
- Lime & Liming Management
- Soil Sampling & Testing
- West Virginia Agricultural Liming Materials Law 19-15A
- West Virginia Agricultural Liming Materials Regulations 61-6A
Get Expert Help
WVU Extension has specialists and agents who can answer your questions about liming soil.
Jeff Skousen
WVU Extension Specialist – Land Reclamation, Professor of Soil Science
304-293-2667JSkousen@wvu.edu