Acidic soils of the Appalachian Region continue to pose management challenges to the Region’s farmers. As part of a former AFSRC research program Charles Lynch (Biological Science Technician) and Sheila Zeto (formerly, AFSRC Microbiologist) collect samples from percolation tubes used to study the efficacy of coal-combustion byproducts for alleviating soil acidity.

Photo by K. Dale Ritchey