Agronomist Oscar Ruiz with Waypoint Analytical, one of the key presenters at a recent soil testing seminar in Sebring, discusses the importance and basics of soil sampling.

“Soil testing is very important,” Ruiz says. “It gives you a baseline for your general soil fertility at the beginning of the cropping cycle. Based on that soil report, you can gauge approximately what your fertility program is going to be like for the season.” Among other things, the report tells the grower if the grove needs lime, macronutrients and micronutrients.

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