1. Managing the Crop

2. When can fertilizer be applied?

3. Starter Fertilizer – at planting time
Side Dressing – after plants have emerged

4. Top Dressing – after plants are established

5. Why is soil pH important in crop production?

6. Crops grow & produce the best in a pH range of 5.0 to 7.5

7. Soil pH affects the availability of nutrients for plant uptake

8. What two ways can soil pH be altered?

9. Application of lime reduces soil acidity
Application of sulfur will reduce alkalinity

10. How should plant residue be managed?

11. Mixed/Tilled into the soil to provide organic matter

12. Left on the field to reduce soil erosion due to wind & water

13. How can plant pests be controlled?

14. Mechanical
Cultural
Biological
Genetic
Chemical

15. What irrigation methods are used in crop production

16. Aerial sprinkler systems
(Center Pivot)

17. Surface
(flood, drip, furrow)