Attra - Sustainable Agriculture

In this episode, Kara Kroeger, a sustainable agriculture specialist with NCAT's ATTRA sustainable-agriculture program, talks with soil specialist Lance Gunderson about the PLFA soil test.The conversation is the second of two that Kara and Lance have had on ATTRA: Voices from the Field concerning soil tests – last week's podcast featured Lance's take on the Haney test. You can find the link to that podcast in the notes below.This week, they discuss the scientific basis of the PLFA, when it's appropriate, and a number of the ways in which it's scored.Kara works out of NCAT's Southwest Regional Office in San Antonio, Texas, and Lance is the founder of Regen Ag Lab in Pleasanton, Nebraska.For more information on this topic, you can contact Kara directly at karak@ncat.org.ATTRA Resources:Soils and CompostThe Haney Soil TestOther ResourcesHaney Test Interpretation GuideRegen Ag Lab website Please call ATTRA with any and all of your sustainable agriculture questions at 1-800-346-9140 or