SEEDBED: 10 reasons to start soil testing – if you’re not doing it

Nearly half of Ontario’s soils are not sampled regularly. Here’s why you should take the time to evaluate yours

by KEITH REID

Soil testing is identified as the basis for any rational plan for managing fertilizer or manure, and yet the Census of Agriculture shows that nearly half of the soils in Ontario are not sampled regularly.

Obviously, the conventional arguments about saving money or improving profitability don’t provide enough impetus to these non-samplers, so we need to try a different approach.

Better Farming - August/September 2008