Successful crop production is reliant on effective nutrient
management. Soil sampling assists in finding out what nutrients are currently
in your field.
Soil sampling is important as it;
- Measures the nutrients that are left in your field following harvest
- Tells you which nutrients are lacking or are in excess throughout the soil in a field
- Helps you determine the most favorable fertilizer plan to increase or maintain yields for the following year
Ideally for spring seeding you want to test your soil in the
fall post-harvest before the ground freezes.
This allows you to determine the
soils fertility, nutrient deficiencies and excesses and come up with the best
plan as you head into spring and prepare for next years crop.
Doing a conventional soil sampling one takes 10 – 15 samples
from throughout a field.
To get an accurate representation of the field stay
away from hill tops and low spots and take soil from areas of the field where
the yield is usually average. The results obtained should then be an average
representation of the field.
Interested in learning more? Want to get your fields
sampled? Martin Deerline offers soil sampling by our Agronomist, Chelsea
Pearce. Give her a call today to book an appointment and take the first step in
starting a nutrient management plan.
