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It’s important to conduct soil testing ahead of planting season!

February 12, 2025 11:34 AM • 
RFD NEWS STAFF, Currey McCullough

Understanding your landscape is a major part of farming.

The Georgia Farm Bureau takes us to the fields where agronomists are doing soil samples, which they recommend ahead of the fast-approaching planting season.

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