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Yes you did soil test, but did you look for diseases?

It is the planting season and farmers across the country are busy planting all manner of crops. So you have done the soil testing and are expecting blooming crops on your farm. But there’s more to soil testing than just establishing the missing nutrients.

Last week I got an email from a farmer in Molo who wanted to know why his tomato crop was wilting yet he had done a comprehensive soil analysis before planting.

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