Corn School: Soil testing do's & don'ts

Agronomic news
August 31, 2025

Source: RealAgriculture.com

When should you soil test? How many cores do you need? How does the nutrient you're testing for impact the sampling protocol? We get answers to these questions and more from Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness corn specialist Ben Rosser and University of Guelph assistant professor Adrian Correndo on the latest episode of the RealAgriculture Corn School.

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