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| Hi Jeramey,
your interpretation is correct
If you are willing to shell out some serious bucks, total nutrient digestion tests, a variety of soil health tests (mostly measurements of physical and biological properties), and soil microbial genomics tests are available.
All of these tests can shed some light on how CRP and other types of management impact soil but I am somewhat skeptical about how effectively these tests are currently used to guide management.
I think the key to effectively managing nutrients in any system that immobilizes nutrients (which is a good thing in terms of building SOM and reducing environmental impacts) is to provide just enough of the right forms of nutrients in the right places at the right times to prime the pump.
You can also use intensive physical and chemical disturbances to release immobilized nutrients but that is probably not the best strategy in the long-run.
Joel
WIU Agriculture
Edited by jbgruver 1/25/2026 22:43
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Where is all the available nutrients
