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1 TO: JudyDerricks,NRCS JasonNemecek,NRCS SaraWalling,WIDATCP JoeBaeten,WIDNR RandallWarden,A&LGreatLakesLaboratories StevePeterson,AgSourceLaboratories RodEllwanger,DairylandLaboratories DustinSawyer,RockRiverLaboratory FROM: Dr.CarrieLaboski,Univ.ofWisconsinMMadison Dr.LauraGood,Univ.ofWisconsinMMadison Dr.RobertFlorence,Univ.ofWisconsinMMadison DATE: December14,2015 RE: Soildatabasechangesfornutrientapplicationguidelines TheUWEXMExtensionnutrientapplicationguidelinesarebasedonsoilgroupandsoilyieldpotential.All soilmapunitsinwisconsinareplacedinasoilgroupandsoilyieldpotentialcategoryusingspecific criteriainnrcs ssurgodatabase.recently,nrcsupdatedthesurgodatabase.subsequently,we updatedthesoilgroupsandsoilyieldpotentialofallmapunitsaffectedbythechangesinthesurgo database.thishasresultedinamediumsoilyieldpotentialdesignationforsomekewaunee,manawa andhochheimsoilmapunitsin20centralandeasternwisconsincounties.previouslythesesoilshada highyieldpotential.thechangeinsoilyieldpotentialcategoryrepresentsareductioninnitrogen recommendationswhencornfollowscornof50poundsofnitrogenperacre.weareconcernedthata mediumsoilyieldpotentialratingforthesesoilsmaynotbeaccurate.thus,wearerescindingthis updateforthesespecificsoilmapunits(seetable1).snappluswillberevisedandpostedtothewebsite bydecember15.additionally,anexcelfilecontainingsoilgroupsandsoilyieldpotentialswillberevised andpostedtothesnapplusanduwsoil&forageanalysislabwebpages.weplantoinvestigateif changesinsurgoinformationresultedinappropriateinterpretationsofsoilyieldpotential.answersto questionsaboutthesoilyieldpotentialratingandourdecisionareprovidedbelow. WhyshouldIbeconcernedaboutthis? NRCSCode590NutrientManagementstatesthatproducersmustfollowUniversityofWisconsin NutrientApplicationGuidelinesforField,Vegetable,andFruitCrops(UWEXPub.A2809).State regulationsatcp50andnr243citenrcs590.theresultisthatuwguidelinesinuwexpub.a2809are codifiedinalllevelsofnutrientmanagementplanninginwisconsin.theupdatedsoilgroupandyield potentialinformationispresentlyinusebytheuwsoil&forageanalysislabaswellasalldatcp certifiedsoiltestlabs,andhasbeenincorporatedintothesnapplus15release. Department)of)Soil)Science) )College)of)Agricultural)and)Life)Sciences) University*of*Wisconsin/Madison***1525*Observatory*Drive***Madison,*Wisconsin*53706/1299* 608/262/2633***Fax:*608/265/2595***** 1

2 Whatisthesoilgroup? Soilgroupsarebaseduponasoil staxonomicclassificationusingsoilpropertiesliketexture(percentage ofsand,silt,andclay)andorganicmattercontent.soilgroupsareusedtointerpretphosphorusand potassiumsoiltestlevels.therearethreesoilgroupsinwisconsin:sandy(coarsemtexturedsoils),loamy (mediummandfinemtexturedsoils),andorganic(peats,mucks,etc.). Whatisthesoilyieldpotentialrating? Thesoilyieldpotentialisarelativerankingofasoil sabilitytoproducehighcornyieldsalongwiththe responsivenessofcornyieldtonitrogenapplications.forloamysoils,therearetworatings:highand Medium.Ingeneral,highyieldpotentialsoilsrequiremorenitrogenandhaveagreateryieldincrease fromappliednitrogenthanmediumyieldpotentialsoils. Whatarethemanagementimplicationsoftheyieldpotentialrating? Highyieldpotentialsoilshaverecommendednitrogenapplicationratesthatare,dependingontheprior crop,asmuchas50poundsperacregreaterthanmediumyieldpotentialsoils. Howissoilyieldpotentialdetermined? In2012,werevisedUWEXPub.A2809:Nutrientapplicationguidelinesforfield,vegetableandfruit cropsinwisconsin.onemajorchangewasrevisingthewaysoilyieldpotentialisdetermined.previously soilyieldpotentialrankingswereassignedtoasoilseriesbasedonaqualitativeassessmentbyan expert.inajointeffortwithnrcsstaff,wedevelopedaclassificationsystemthatusedpropertiesinthe NRCSdatabasetoidentifysoilmapunitswithcharacteristicsthatwilllimitcornyieldpotential.The systemallowsforuniform,nonmsubjectiveratingofsoilmapunitsthroughaseriesofqueriestothe database.soilpropertiesthatareusedtodeterminesoilyieldpotentialinclude:soildrainageclass, availablewaterintheupper60inchesofsoil,anddepthtobedrock.followingtheoctober2014soil Surveyupdates,wereranthequeriessothatnewsoilmapunitsareratedandalsotoensurethatour ratingsarebasedonthemostcurrentsoilsurveyinformation. WhyisthereaconcernabouttheKewaunee,Manawa,andHochheimsoilmapunits? Asaresultofafocusedstudyonthesesoils,NRCSmappershaveidentifiedadensicsoillayeratdepths thatrangefrom10to40inches.adensiclayerisdefinedashavingahighbulkdensityandlowabilityfor rootstopenetrate.thedesignationofadensiclayerhadtheresultofcausingourquerytoreturna yieldlimitation(lowavailablewater)forthesesoilmapunits,whenformerlytheyhadnoidentified limitationandwereconsideredhighsoilyieldpotential. Ourconcernisthatourcriteriausedtodeterminesoilyieldpotentialweredevelopedpriortothe designationofdensicsoillayersineasternwisconsin.thus,newqueriesofthedatabasemaynotbe returninganappropriateinterpretationofsoilyieldpotentialinsoilswithadensiclayer.anecdotal informationindicatesthattheyarenotgenerallylimitedbywateravailability.additionally,thereare fourkewauneeandtwohochheimsitesintheuw scornnitrogenresponsedatabasewherecorn followssoybeanonhighyieldpotentialsoils(56totalsites).inspectionofcornyieldresponseonthese sixsitesdoesnotsuggestanysubstantialdifferencesinyieldresponsecomparedtootherhighyield potentialsoils. Thisissueneedsfurtherinvestigation.Itwilllikelynotberesolveduntilafterthe2016growingseason. Whiletheinvestigationisongoing,weproposethatthesoilmapunits,wheresoilyieldpotential interpretationchangedbecauseofthedensicdesignation,willhavetheavailablewaterintheupper60 inchesresetbacktothevalueinusefrom2012untilnov

3 Atthistime,wefeelthefollowingitemsneedtobecompletedtoresolvetheissue: 1.* Digsoilpitsinseveralmapsunitsandidentifydepthofrootingandrootproliferationindensic layers. 2.* Investigateavailablewaterinthedensiclayer. 3.* Investigatethepotentialforperchedwatertablesabovethedensiclayertosupplywatertothe crop. 4.* Conductreplicatedcornnitrogenresponsetrialsonafewofthesoilmapunitsinquestion,if collaboratorscanbeidentified.studiesshouldtargetfieldsthatwerecornintheprevious growingseason. HowdoesthisaffecttherecommendationsthattheDATCPcertifiedsoiltestlabsprovide? TheUWSoil&ForageAnalysisLabprovidestheDATCPcertifiedprivatelabswithacomputerprogram tocreatenutrientrecommendationsconsistentwiththosefoundinuwexpuba2809.thesoils databasechangeswereimplementedatthedatcpcertifiedsoiltestlabsinlatesummer.becauseofthe consolidationoftestingservicesatuw slabinmarshfieldandstaffingchangesassociatedwiththe consolidation,theuwsoil&forageanalysislabisunabletomakechangestothesoilsdatabaseatthis time.wedonotfeelthatthiswillcausetoomuchofaproblem,becauseclientsmustsubmitsoilmap unitinformationtogetrecommendationsbymapunit.amajorityofclientssubmittingsoilsamplesto theuwsoil&forageanalysislabprovideonlythesoilseriesnameanddonotprovideinformation aboutthesoilmapunit.theuwsoil&forageanalysislabwillprovidedatcpcertifiedlabswithan updatednutrientrecommendationcomputerprogramwhenanupdatedprogramisavailable. 3

4 Table"1."Soil"maps"units"with"densic"designation."2015"available"water"capacity"(AWC)"as"determined"with"densic"layers"as"a"restriction."2012" AWC"will"replace"2015"AWC"until"investigation"of"the"densic"layer s"impact"on"soil"yield"potential"is"complete." Name$ Comp$Name$ Drainage$class$ " WI001" Adams" KnB" Kewaunee"silt"loam,"2"to"6" " WI001" Adams" MbA" Manawa"silt"loam,"0"to"3" " WI009" Brown" HoB" Hochheim"loam,"2"to"6" " WI009" Brown" HoC2" Hochheim"loam,"6"to"12" " WI009" Brown" KhB" Kewaunee"silt"loam,"2"to"6" " WI009" Brown" KhB2" Kewaunee"silt"loam,"2"to"6" " WI027" Dodge" HnB" Hochheim"silt"loam,"2"to"6" " WI027" Dodge" HnD2" Hochheim"silt"loam,"12"to" 20" " WI029" Door" KhB" Kewaunee"silt"loam,"2"to"6" " WI029" Door" McA" Manawa"silt"loam,"0"to"3" " WI039" Fond"du"Lac" HmB" Hochheim"loam,"2"to"6" " WI039" Fond"du"Lac" HmB2" Hochheim"loam,"2"to"6" " WI039" Fond"du"Lac" HmC" Hochheim"loam,"6"to"12" " WI039" Fond"du"Lac" HmC2" Hochheim"loam,"6"to"12" " WI039" Fond"du"Lac" HmD" Hochheim"loam,"12"to"20" " WI039" Fond"du"Lac" HmD2" Hochheim"loam,"12"to"20" Kewaunee" Well"drained" 5.3" 8.92" 1.3" 26""to"40"in"to"densic" Manawa" Somewhat" 5.0" 9.61" 0.3" 20"to"25"in"to"densic" Hochheim" Well"drained" 5.0" 8.01" 0.7" 15"to"24"in"to"densic" (dense" gravelly"loam"till)" Hochheim" Well"drained" 4.8" 8.01" 0.1" 10"to"18"inches"to" densic" Kewaunee" Well"drained" 5.3" 8.58" 12" 26""to"40"in"to"densic" Kewaunee" Well"drained" 5.0" 8.58" 5.9" 20"to"29"in"densic" Hochheim" Well"drained" 4.6" 7.93" 0.3" 15"to"24"in"to"densic" (dense" gravelly"loam"till)" Hochheim" Well"drained" 4.4" 7.93" 0.6" 16"to"24"in"to"densic" Kewaunee" Well"drained" 5.3" 8.90" 4.1" 26""to"40"in"to"densic" Manawa" Somewhat" 5.0" 9.49" 1.7" 20"to"25"in"to"densic" Hochheim" Well"drained" 5.0" 8.05" 0" 15"to"24"in"to"densic" Hochheim" Well"drained" 4.8" 8.05" 0.3" 12"to"24"in"to"densic" Hochheim" Well"drained" 5.0" 8.05" 0.1" 10"to"18"inches"to" densic" Hochheim" Well"drained" 4.8" 8.05" 0.8" 10"to"18"inches"to" densic" Hochheim" Well"drained" 4.3" 8.05" 0.2" 12"to"24"in"to"densic" Hochheim" Well"drained" 4.3" 8.05" 0.3" 12"to"24"in"to"densic" 4

5 Name$ Comp$Name$ Drainage$class$ " WI039" Fond"du"Lac" HmE" Hochheim"loam,"20"to"30" " WI039" Fond"du"Lac" KnB" Kewaunee"silt"loam,"2"to"6" " WI039" Fond"du"Lac" KnB2" Kewaunee"silt"loam,"2"to"6" " WI039" Fond"du"Lac" MaA" Manawa"silt"loam,"0"to"3" " WI047" Green"Lake" MaA" Manawa"silt"loam,"0"to"3" " WI061" Kewaunee" KhB" Kewaunee"silt"loam,"2"to"6" " WI061" Kewaunee" McA" Manawa"silt"loam,"0"to"3" " WI087" Outagamie" KhB" Kewaunee"silt"loam,"2"to"6" " WI089" Ozaukee" HmB2" Hochheim"loam,"2"to"6" " WI089" Ozaukee" HmC2" Hochheim"loam,"6"to"12" " WI089" Ozaukee" HmD2" Hochheim"loam,"12"to"20" " WI089" Ozaukee" KnB" Kewaunee"silt"loam,"2"to"6" " WI089" Ozaukee" MaA" Manawa"silt"loam,"0"to"3" " WI115" Shawano" McA" Manawa"silt"loam,"0"to"3" " WI117" Sheboygan" HmB2" Hochheim"silt"loam,"2"to"6" " WI117" Sheboygan" HmD2" Hochheim"silt"loam,"12"to" 20" " WI117" Sheboygan" KnB" Kewaunee"silt"loam,"2"to"6" " WI117" Sheboygan" MbA" Manawa"silt"loam,"0"to"3" " WI131" Washington" HmB" Hochheim"loam,"2"to"6" Hochheim" Well"drained" 4.3" 8.05" 0.3" 12"to"24"in"to"densic" Kewaunee" Well"drained" 5.3" 8.52" 1.7" 26""to"40"in"to"densic" Kewaunee" Well"drained" 5.0" 8.52" 0.7" 20"to"29"in"densic" Manawa" Somewhat" 5.0" 9.27" 0.6" 20"to"25"in"to"densic" Manawa" Somewhat" 5.0" 9.35" 0.2" 20"to"25"in"to"densic" Kewaunee" Well"drained" 5.3" 8.59" 4.8" 26""to"40"in"to"densic" Manawa" Somewhat" 5.0" 9.31" 3.1" 20"to"25"in"to"densic" Kewaunee" Well"drained" 5.3" 8.42" 3.7" 26""to"40"in"to"densic" Hochheim" Well"drained" 4.8" 8.17" 5.3" 12"to"24"in"to"densic" Hochheim" Well"drained" 4.8" 8.17" 1.6" 10"to"18"inches"to" densic" Hochheim" Well"drained" 4.3" 8.17" 0.5" 12"to"24"in"to"densic" Kewaunee" Well"drained" 5.3" 8.47" 15.3" 26""to"40"in"to"densic" Manawa" Somewhat" 5.0" 9.48" 6.5" 20"to"25"in"to"densic" Manawa" Somewhat" 5.0" 9.31" 0.1" 20"to"25"in"to"densic" Hochheim" Well"drained" 4.6" 8.24" 5.7" 17"to"24"in"todensic" Hochheim" Well"drained" 4.4" 8.24" 1.6" 16"to"24"in"to"densic" Kewaunee" Well"drained" 5.3" 8.56" 13.2" 26"to"40"in"to"densic" Manawa" Somewhat" 5.0" 9.16" 6.5" 20"to"25"in"to"densic" Hochheim" Well"drained" 5.0" 7.98" 2.3" 15"to"24"in"to"densic" 5

6 Name$ Comp$Name$ Drainage$class$ " WI131" Washington" HmB2" Hochheim"loam,"2"to"6" " WI131" Washington" HmC2" Hochheim"loam,"6"to"12" " WI131" Washington" HmD2" Hochheim"loam,"12"to"20" " WI131" Washington" HmE" Hochheim"loam,"20"to"30" " WI137" Waushara" KnB" Kewaunee"loam,"2"to"6" " WI137" Waushara" MbA" Manawa"silt"loam,"0"to"3" " WI139" Winnebago" HmB" Hochheim"loam,"2"to"6" " WI139" Winnebago" KnB" Kewaunee"silt"loam,"2"to"6" " WI600" Calumet" HmB" Hochheim"loam,"2"to"6" " WI600" Calumet" HmC2" Hochheim"loam,"6"to"12" " WI600" Calumet" HmD2" Hochheim"loam,"12"to"20" " WI600" Calumet" KnB" Kewaunee"loam,"2"to"6" " WI600" Calumet" MbA" Manawa"silt"loam,"0"to"3" " WI601" Kenosha" HmB" Hochheim"loam,"2"to"6" Racine" " WI601" Kenosha" HmC2" Hochheim"loam,"6"to"12" Racine" " WI601" Kenosha" HmD2" Hochheim"loam,"12"to"20" Racine" " WI602" Milwaukee" HmB" Hochheim"loam,"2"to"6" " WI602" Milwaukee" HmB2" Hochheim"loam,"2"to"6" Hochheim" Well"drained" 4.8" 7.98" 3.1" 12"to"24"in"to"densic" Hochheim" Well"drained" 4.8" 7.98" 7.2" 10"to"18"inches"to" densic" Hochheim" Well"drained" 4.3" 7.98" 3.3" 12"to"24"in"to"densic" Hochheim" Well"drained" 4.3" 7.98" 0.8" 12"to"24"in"to"densic" Kewaunee" Well"drained" 5.2" 8.63" 0.8" 20""to"40"in"to"densic" Manawa" Somewhat" 5.0" 9.28" 1" 20"to"25"in"to"densic" Hochheim" Well"drained" 5.0" 7.80" 0.6" 15"to"24"in"to"densic" Kewaunee" Well"drained" 5.3" 8.76" 10.9" 26"to"40"in"to"densic" Hochheim" Well"drained" 5.0" 8.07" 4.4" 15"to"24"in"to"densic" Hochheim" Well"drained" 4.8" 8.07" 1.5" 10"to"18"inches"to" densic" Hochheim" Well"drained" 4.3" 8.07" 0.6" 12"to"24"in"to"densic" Kewaunee" Well"drained" 5.2" 8.54" 16.7" 20""to"40"in"to"densic" Manawa" Somewhat" 5.0" 9.06" 11.4" 20"to"25"in"to"densic" Hochheim" Well"drained" 5.0" 8.08" 0.1" 15"to"24"in"to"densic" Hochheim" Well"drained" 4.8" 8.08" 0.1" 10"to"18"inches"to" densic" Hochheim" Well"drained" 4.3" 8.08" 0" 12"to"24"in"to"densic" Hochheim" Well"drained" 5.0" 7.89" 1.9" 15"to"24"in"to"densic" Hochheim" Well"drained" 4.8" 7.89" 2.3" 12"to"24"in"to"densic" 6

7 425852" WI602" Milwaukee" " WI602" Milwaukee" " WI602" Milwaukee" " WI602" Milwaukee" " WI602" Milwaukee" Name$ Comp$Name$ Drainage$class$ HmC2" HmD2" HmE2" KnB" MaA" Hochheim"loam,"6"to"12" Hochheim"loam,"12"to"20" Hochheim"loam,"20"to"30" Kewaunee"silt"loam,"2"to"6" Manawa"silt"loam,"0"to"3" Hochheim" Well"drained" 4.8" 7.89" 3.7" 10"to"18"inches"to" densic" Hochheim" Well"drained" 4.3" 7.89" 1.6" 12"to"24"in"to"densic" Hochheim" Well"drained" 4.3" 7.89" 0.4" 12"to"24"in"to"densic" Kewaunee" Well"drained" 5.3" 8.70" 0.7" 12"to"24"in"to"densic" Manawa" Somewhat" 5.0" 9.29" 0.3" 20"to"25"in"to"densic" 7

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Region NC. Page 1 of 6. Total Salt. Total Salt. Severity Index. Total Salt. Salt. Total Sand. Total Clear- Total Thaw- Lane. Notes: 1) Costs shown in table are estimated and do not include the 4.44% Administrative Costs; 2) Material Costs includes,, and other Deicing and icing Agents; 3) Equipment Costs are based on $60 per