The Western Producer: Organic farms also need to use soil testing

Organic crop farmers may be missing out on a valuable source of data by not sampling and testing their soil for nutrients.

Long a staple of conventional farming operations, soil testing hasn’t caught on to the same degree among organic producers, said a research technician with the University of Manitoba. Although conventional crop producers may have a different use for the outcomes, organic producers can also benefit.

“The sampling is the same. The reason is also the same — to know what the nutrient levels are,” wrote Sarah Wilcott in an email.

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