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Getting to know your soil and fertilizers better From diagnosis to decision: an analysis for precision fertilization, resource conservation, and secure yields.

28 Sep 2026

The Minimal Irrigation Project’s soil and fertilizer analysis laboratory has begun its initial testing operations to support agricultural research, provide advice to producers, and improve soil fertility management. Soil fertility is a cornerstone of agricultural productivity. Yet, two neighboring plots can exhibit vastly different levels of acidity, nutrients, and soil texture. Effective fertilization, therefore, is not a matter of routinely applying the same rate everywhere; it begins with a

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