Catching Snow, Base Saturation: Calcium, Strip-Till in Heavy Residue | Ag PhD
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In this episode, Brian and Darren Hefty talk about: how to make all that winter precipitation work for you in the spring, how much Ca you need in your soil, and how to strip-till in a field thick with stalks and leaves. The Weed is roughstalk bluegrass, and protecting your bulk chemicals is the Iron Talk.
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