780081_Report from Agronomist Georgia Love_20220701

Steven W. Troxler
Commissioner
July 1, 2022
Mr. Bruce Huggins
P. O. Box 3477
Lumberton, NC 28359
Dear Mr. Huggins,
North Carolina Department of Agriculture
and Consumer Services
Agronomic Division
Dr. Colleen Hudak -Wise
Drector
I reevaluated your swine operation on June 29, 2022, located in Robeson County, to assess the
growing condition of the bermudagrass after winter overseed removal to determine whether or not the
stand of the receiving crop was adequate to receive wastewater.
For the farm under permit number 78-81 (Bucknom Farm), the winter overseed had been removed
and crabgrass and bermudagrass was beginning to grow. The bermudagrass stand in this field still
appeared to be limited. There appeared to be an adequate stand of crabgrass which can be utilized to
receive the waste this season. The PAN rate for crabgrass is 75% of the PAN rate for bermudagrass on
the given soil type with the application window beginning April 1 and ending September 30.
Bermudagrass can be resprigged next season so early removal of the winter overseed will be necessary.
According to soil samples taken in October of 2018, the low potassium, sulfur and pH should be
addressed by following the soil report recommendations before resprigging the bermudagrass. This farm
should be resampled in 2022 to obtain current soil test information.
Please prepare a conditional amendment as needed for the plan using these recommendations.
Sincerely,
Georgia P. Love
Regional Agronomist
NCDA&CS
ce: Dr. David Hardy
1040 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1040
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