The Importance of Soil Testing Before Fertilization
There is a wise piece of advice we all have come across once: 'Better planned is half the battle won' which now can also be taken as 'Data is the new oil'. While one can debate the utility of such pieces of advice in specific instances, the significance they hold in the contemporary world is enormous. Farming, as an endeavor, is a set of inputs that are to be planned before deployment. Be it fertilizers, irrigation, or pesticides, planning and timing every action according to and sometimes before its requirements is a virtue one always seems to count on. When it comes to the forethought of farming, the one thing that stands out as an absolute essential is soil. Soil is something almost all, if not all, of our farming undertakings depend upon. Soil testing is a contemporary process that involves analyzing nutrient content and soil pH and forecasting nutrient requirements. Read along as we decode the benefits of soil testing before the application of fertilizer to the...