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2013 LOGAN COUNTY FARM OUTLOOK MAGAZINE. LINCOLN DAILY NEWS.com March 21, 2013
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analyze what levels of nutrients are
present and what levels of nutrients the
plants are taking from the soil; all are
indicators about how the corn production
is proceeding. Phillips and his staff pride
themselves on their ability to know what
is going on in their clients’ ground, and
they keep copious
c o m p a r a t i v e
records about
these conditions,
dating all the way
back to 1987.
P h i l l i p s
explained that
there are plenty of
soil labs around the
state, but the local
lab gives added
benefit to local producers because
they are very familiar with all the local
fields, which they have visited many,
many times. This familiarity allows them
to recognize things that technicians
from distant labs would be unfamiliar
with, and the long-term relationship
with their clients
also gives them
the opportunity to
share additional
recommendations
based on their
observations, such
as recommending
the application
of pesticides on
a particular field
because they saw