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July 23, 2020 | By: Eric Phipps

Fall Soil Sampling: Maximize Your Profit Potential

We are rapidly approaching the end of the 2020 growing season.  After the combine is done and tillage has started, there is a very important step to consider: soil sampling.  Soil health and fertility rank high on the totem pole when it comes to high productivity.  Soil sampling allows us a portal into the world … Continue reading Fall Soil Sampling: Maximize Your Profit Potential

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July 17, 2020 | By: Eric Phipps

Fungicides – Just a Yield Enhancer?

Another article about fungicides, I know (YAWN).  Back almost 20 years ago when Headline was sold by the tanker load as a yield enhancer, BASF set the tone.  Soon every company was selling a new version of fungicide to increase yield.

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Our Increased Focus on Litter Quality

This past summer, we at Farm Nutrients shifted our focus to address one of the major challenges of chicken manure: quality. Historically, we’ve worked through manure that had varying quality as we moved from barn to barn or sometimes even within the same storage facility. We know this has been a frustration in the past … Continue reading Our Increased Focus on Litter Quality

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Early Ordering Crop Protection

Tis the season for holidays and time with family, as much as we can anyway with Covid in mind. As the holidays approach for another year, so does the time of year to start your crop planning for next year and with that comes early ordering crop protection chemicals. Here at Farm Nutrients, we work … Continue reading Early Ordering Crop Protection

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How Can Soil Sampling Benefit Your Operation?

What does it take to build healthy soils? What is my crop lacking that keeps me from getting the highest yield possible? These are questions I get asked nearly every day, especially this time of year.

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