Deep soil testing offers producers opportunity to reduce input costs
DEEP SOIL TESTING The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agronomy crew at Amarillo take deep soil tests in wheat stubble. | TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE PHOTO BY JOURDAN BELL
In the wake of high fertilizer prices, one thing farmers should do this year more than any previous year is deep soil testing, according to a team of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialists.
Fertilizer application helps achieve optimum crop yields by supplementing the available plant nutrients already present in the soil and helps meet crop fertility needs. However, producers don’t alw…