Farmers are busy preparing for Spring Seeding.
For some that didn’t do a soil test in the Fall, that means doing one this Spring.
Patrick Mooleki is a Soil Nutrient Management Specialist with Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Agriculture.
He says in the south and western area of the province we had a warm fall with some late season moisture:
"Last year, we ended up with a warm fall with a lot of excess moisture. So you have a lots of micro-organisms breaking down the nutrients in the soil and mineralizing them - so you end up with a lot of extra nitrites in the soil. Again last year," he said. "We had a lot of growth of weeds after harvest. Those could have sucked nutrients after harvest- so you really want to know how much is in your soil as you go into the spring seeding."
Source : Discoverestevan