Testing Winter Crops to Improve Florida’s Sandy Soils
Mike Loizzo
Florida’s sandy, nutrient-poor soils present a persistent challenge for row crop producers. After a summer corn harvest, fields often sit bare through winter. In Florida’s subtropical climate, that empty period comes at a cost. Nutrients leach away, topsoil erodes, soil carbon decreases, and the land loses ground it may struggle to regain. UF/IFAS researchers in […]
