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Vitalize EDU: What Manganese Is (and Isn’t) Doing in Your Soil Manganese (Mn) is a micronutrient that plays a key role in plant function, but like iron, availability is often the challenge. Not to be confused with magnesium, manganese is a micronutrient. Like many micros, it can be present in...

Vitalize EDU: What Iron Is (and Isn’t) Doing in Your Soil Iron (Fe) is one of the most abundant elements in most soils. The challenge is not supply. It’s availability. Iron is often present in large amounts, but much of it is tied up and unavailable to plants, especially in higher pH soils. In...

Vitalize EDU: What Zinc Is (and Isn’t) Doing in Your Soil As you’ve likely noticed throughout this series, many nutrients have synergistic and antagonistic relationships. Much of this understanding comes from work like Albrecht’s Balancing Soils and Hands-On Agronomy by Neal Kinsey, which have...

Vitalize EDU: What Sulfur Is (and Isn’t) Doing in Your Soil Sulfur (S), measured as sulfate (SO₄) on soil tests, plays a key role in plant performance. Historically, sulfur came from rainfall due to industrial emissions. With modern regulations, that source has largely disappeared, so sulfur...

Vitalize EDU: What Sodium Is (and Isn’t) Doing in Your Soil Sodium (Na) also sits on the soil colloid. It plays a role in soil and plant systems, but it’s one that requires attention. Sodium isn’t a “popular” nutrient, so it’s often overlooked. However, it can create real issues when out of...

Vitalize EDU: What Magnesium Is (and Isn’t) Doing in Your Soil Magnesium (Mg) is often overlooked, but it plays a critical role in both soil and plant function. Like calcium, magnesium sits on the soil colloid. It’s part of base saturation alongside: Calcium (Ca) Potassium (K) Balance...

Let us know how it goes. Update some pics when it’s done.

Vitalize EDU: What Calcium Is (and Isn’t) Doing in Your Soil Calcium (Ca) is one of the most important nutrients for understanding soil function. It’s not just about how much calcium you have. It’s about how it sits on the soil colloid. This is where base saturation comes in. Calcium...

Thank you much, sir. Yeah, the no-till drill game is a tough one. Honestly, I was doing 10 acres x2 a year and still didnt get a not till, until I got up to 15 acres x2 a year with plans to expand. I still do a good bit via broadcast/spray/mow/etc.

Yea I haven’t used synthetic fertilizers in many years- many fields haven’t seen organic fertilizers either. I do lime and think it’s well worth time and money to do so. I do work with a lot of farmers and such so I like to write to educate if/where I can on all things soils. In many cases...

Vitalize EDU: What Potassium Is (and Isn’t) Doing in Your Soil Potassium (K) is often abundant in soil, but not always available. Sounds similar to P doesn’t it? Let’s dive in! Research, including work by Dr. Rick Mulvaney (University of Illinois), shows soils can hold far more K than...

Oh geeze - ya that is a tough spot to be in for sure.

Happy Easter to all!

thanks so much! Absolutely slow and steady is key to any drill - imo. The biggest reason, imo, why these arms bend is because of the below. This is the gap. That metal ought to sit flush not have a gap. I forgot I also upgraded all the pins. Because of slop even some of those were warped...

Update I did this year on the drill - for anyone interested. I hope it helps someone.

Update I did this year on the drill - for anyone interested. I hope it helps someone.

This Vitalize clover + chicory + oats plot, followed by a fall seeding of premium clover, is doing phenomenal. But this is also a good example of how overbrowse can eventually lead to weed pressure in a plot. When deer keep preferred species cropped too hard, it opens the door for unwanted...