Does liquid lime really work in soil correction? Check out the explanation

Livestock farmers, soil correction is one of the first and most important steps for a successful crop or pasture. The doubt about the effectiveness of liquid lime, however, has become increasingly common among rural producers. Watch the video and check it out. Marcos Alexandre, from Salvador (BA), asked if the product really works for soil correction. On Thursday, July 25, agricultural engineer Március Gracco, from Intensifique Consultoria Agropecuária, answered the question in the "Giro do Boi Responde" segment. He explained, clearly, what a soil corrective should do and why liquid lime, in practice, does not meet this function. According to technical standards, a product to be considered a soil corrective needs to fulfill two main functions: altering the pH and base saturation (V%) of the soil. To do this, it must provide calcium and magnesium in sufficient quantity. Traditional correctives, such as calcitic, dolomitic, magnesite, and virgin lime, are applied in large volumes (2 ...