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New York soil-test fertilizer recommendations

Zone Forge reads your New York soil test in New York's own calibrated language — the critical levels and rate logic come straight from New York — Cornell NMSP / CNAL — Agro-One (combined lime + nutrient), not a national average. Lime has its own live calculator for New York with method-specific lab inputs.

Critical soil-test levels

  • P: critical 4.5 ppm (Cornell Morgan)
  • K: critical 47.5 ppm (Cornell Morgan)

Per New York — Cornell NMSP / CNAL — Agro-One (combined lime + nutrient) — below the critical level, a yield response to the added nutrient is expected.

Crops covered

New York — Cornell NMSP / CNAL — Agro-One (combined lime + nutrient) rates these crops in New York:

AlfalfaBarleyBuckwheatChristmas treesCloverCornCorn silageForage legumesGrass hayMilletOatsPastureRyeSorghumSoybeansSudangrassSunflowerTeffTriticaleWaterwaysWheat

More crops via alternate guides selectable in New York: Cornell NMSP Nutrient Guidelines for Commercial Vegetable Production (2026).

Published source: New York — Cornell NMSP / CNAL — Agro-One (combined lime + nutrient)

Frequently asked

What soil-test method does New York use?

New York — Cornell NMSP / CNAL — Agro-One (combined lime + nutrient). Zone Forge cites the publication on every recommendation.

Is the New York soil-test calculator free?

Yes — the New York soil-test recommendation calculator is free and needs no signup. Enter your lab values for source-cited P and K; New York's live lime calculator is available separately with its own required lab inputs.

Can Zone Forge calculate a New York lime rate?

Yes — the free soil-test calculator covers source-cited P and K. New York also has a live lime calculator on Zone Forge that uses the state's published method. Open the New York lime guide or lime calculator for tons of CaCO3-equivalent per acre.

Zone Forge reads every New York soil test in its own state's language, then builds source-cited fertilizer and a live lime calculator and full variable-rate prescriptions. See the science →