After completing our pre-contest trip and getting settled in to Murray, the team was chomping at the bit to get out and see some Kentucky soils! We are in the heart of fragipan country in this part of Kentucky, and the soils did not disappoint. We saw two fantastic fragipans (one in a Aqualf and one in a better-drained Udalf) at the Murray State West Farm and an additional soil without a fragipan at the Brannon farm just over the border in Tennessee. We are excited for the remaining practice pits and looking forward to continued exposure to new soils and landscapes!
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| UMN Soil Judging with an early start to the day on a beautiful Kentucky morning (Murray State West Farm) |
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| A Udalf formed in loess on the Murray State West Farm |
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| A beautiful fragipan! |
