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The article five key steps to improve soil fertility, maximising the production potential of the soil and increase return from applied manure or fertilisers. Farmers are advised to have soil analysis results for the whole farm, apply lime as required to increase soil pH up to the target pH for the crop, and aim to have the soil tested for phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) levels. It also discusses the need to ensure that the fertilisers used are properly balanced.

The article discusses the steps of soil analysis to evaluate soil conditions and to check soil nutrients requirements. It mentions the steps which include soil sampling which can help in improving the nutrients, fertiliser planning and measuring the pH of the soil. It mentions that pH of the soil can be measured by analysing potassium, phosphorus and nitrogen content of the soil and also presents several tables which list the optimum soil pH, phosphorus and nitrogen content.

The article discusses the growing trends of soil testing in Ireland. It states that the samples analyzed at Johnstown Castle had increased to an average of 60,000 soil samples, and its key drivers were the interest of the farmers to determine the amount and kind of fertilisers needed, and to maximise the return of the applied nutrients as well. It explores the importance of soil analysis in identifying and providing information about field-by-field nutrient advice.

The article discusses the soil analysis which is used to determine the level of nutrients found in a soil sample. The first step to reliable soil sample results is taking the soil sample. The results of a soil analysis provide the agricultural producer with an estimate of the amount of fertilizer nutrients needed to supplement those in the soil. Applying the appropriate type and amount of needed fertilizer will give the agriculture a more reasonable chance to get the desired crop yield.