Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

Please refer to meeting minutes at the following URL: www.clemson.edu/agsrvlb/sera6

The work-group continues to be a forum for interaction of members concerning soil, plant, waste, and water analysis issues. The group focuses on appropriate laboratory procedures and recommendations for use in the southern region. Standardization is encouraged whenever possible within the region. This has significant impact on national efforts to effectively and efficiently utilize our lime and fertilizer resources while protecting the environment and improving water quality.

Cooperative Research Projects/Bulletins: Bulletin 190 has been completed and submitted to the Directors. Upon approval it will be posted on the web site. Other bulletins completed during the year and already posted on the web site include: A New Method for Measuring Lime Buffer Capacity, Kissel and Vendrell; Conversion Equations for Soil Test Extractants: Mehlich 1 and Mehlich 3, Sikora et al.; A New Method for Measuring Soil pH, Kissel and Vendrell. Publications in Progress: Regional Cotton Fertility Bulletin- In Progress, Charles Mitchell will write bulk of bulletin along with Carl Crozier and Glen Harris; Deficiency Symptoms for Crops in the Southern Region of the United States- Web Site collection of photographs describing nutrient deficiency symptoms for important crops of the Southern Region. No update was given; a fact sheet on CEC is still in progress. Leticia Sonon has agreed to take over the lead in that effort. A fact sheet on copper deficiency in animals is in progress by Debbie Joines and Paul Vendrell. New Publications: An effort will be led by Frank Sikora to combine Bulletin 374 with the older 289. A Bulletin concerning water analyses will be developed by Paul Vendrell et al. David Kissel will lead an effort to develop a regional video on soil testing that can be customized by each participating state.