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Wyoming soil-test fertilizer recommendations

Wyoming's extension doesn't run its own soil-test calibration lab; it refers growers to neighboring-state methods. Zone Forge uses that published referral and discloses it in-app — no pretend precision. Wyoming has no land-grant fertilizer tables of its own — UW Extension points producers to regional certified labs. Zone Forge's Wyoming source is built on the neighboring land-grant calibrations those labs use: Colorado State for the eastern plains and Montana State's EB0161 for the Bighorn Basin and mountain valleys, both Olsen-P frameworks for calcareous soils. Every number keeps its original citation so you can verify it. Lime is rarely needed on Wyoming's alkaline soils; Zone Forge does not invent an automatic rate.

Crops covered

Wyoming — UW Extension (lab-referral framework + Bighorn Basin sugarbeet/dry-bean overrides) rates these crops in Wyoming:

AlfalfaBarleyCornCorn silageDry beansSugar beetsWheat

Published source: Wyoming — UW Extension (lab-referral framework + Bighorn Basin sugarbeet/dry-bean overrides)

Frequently asked

What soil-test method does Wyoming use?

Wyoming refers growers to neighboring-state calibrations. Wyoming has no land-grant fertilizer tables of its own — UW Extension points producers to regional certified labs. Zone Forge's Wyoming source is built on the neighboring land-grant calibrations those labs use: Colorado State for the eastern plains and Montana State's EB0161 for the Bighorn Basin and mountain valleys, both Olsen-P frameworks for calcareous soils. Every number keeps its original citation so you can verify it.

Is the Wyoming soil-test calculator free?

Yes — the Wyoming soil-test recommendation calculator is free and needs no signup. Enter your lab values for source-cited P and K. Lime is advisory only here — see the Wyoming lime guide rather than expecting a numeric calculator rate.

Can Zone Forge calculate a Wyoming lime rate?

Usually not. Wyoming is an alkaline-soil region — Zone Forge does not invent an automatic lime rate. Review the cited guidance on the Wyoming lime guide; if a lab report shows unusually acid soil, confirm with the lab or local Extension before liming.

Zone Forge reads every Wyoming soil test in its own state's language, then builds source-cited fertilizer and alkaline-soil lime guidance (no automatic rate) and full variable-rate prescriptions. See the science →