Scouting Alfalfa For Insects

Technology is changing todays planters faster than any other implement in farming.  But why shouldn’t it be?  The planter is the most important piece of equipment in your lineup! Technology that you can put onto your planter today will help you place seed more accurately, more efficiently and faster than ever before.

Tissue samples can be used to help identify and confirm deficiencies in season or even assess nutrient uptake in relation to fertilizer programs. There are several facilities that offer tissue sampling for a variety of crops.

At the beginning of every growing season, we have hopes and goals in maximizing our yields.  In many instances, we only have one chance of planting a field correctly and if we don’t have the planter in tip-top condition we will miss out on achieving our goal.

Soil nutrition is very important for us to grow healthy and productive crops. In our November blog, we recommended growers to have your soil sampling done this fall, so now that you have had that done, let us dive into why we need the nutrients that you tested for.