Maximize Your Yields With KSR’s
New Soil Testing Service
Have a Cow! The reason we soil test is to measure the soil’s nutrient holding capacity and the amount of available nutrients that are in the soil to feed the plant. KSR Equipment is dedicated to providing the absolute best ag support to our customers through a range of product offerings and knowledge of how those products perform. The reason we’re able to provide such a high level of service is because of the people providing that support. Our customers deserve to have the most knowledgeable people alongside them, providing guidance on what will work best for their operation. As part of our continued growth and investment in our company, KSR Equipment hired Jason DeWalt of DeWalt Crop Services in February. Jason is a certified crop advisor in Illinois and brings a wealth of knowledge about agronomy, soil sampling, nutrient application, crop scouting, and the crop cycle in general to KSR Equipment. With the addition of Jason to our team, KSR Equipment will now be offering soil testing as an added service to growers. We will do the soil sampling and mapping, and then send the soil samples in to a lab. We can then either share the results with your ag service provider or agronomist for them to make the soil fertility recommendation or KSR will be working with Total Soil Management to provide variable rate soil test recommendations. Jason will oversee this service for KSR as he has been doing soil testing and mapping since 2005.
The macronutrients that the lab tests for are Phosphorous (P), Potassium (K), Calcium (Ca), Magnesium (Mg), and Sulfur (S). The micronutrients that the lab tests for are Boron (B), Copper (Cu), Iron (Fe), Manganese (Mn), Zinc (Zn), and Sodium (Na). However, the most important test they run is the soil pH. If the pH is not in the proper range of 6.2 to 7.2 for most crops, you are going to limit the uptake of all the available nutrients in the soil, which could also affect how well your soil applied chemicals work. There are a couple ways to map out where to take the soil samples, grid sampling, or zone sampling. The majority of the fields that are tested are done by grid sampling. You boundary the field and split it up into equal size grids and take five soil probes of soil in the center of the grid and
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mix into one sample. Grid sizes are 2.5 ac, 3.3 ac, 5 ac, 6.6 ac, or 10 ac grids. Zone sampling is done by creating zones based on soil type and/or yield maps and pulling five or six soil probes of soil within each zone and mixing into one sample. We are very excited to offer this new service to our customers. If you are interested in learning more about soil testing, contact Jason at 309-246-2645 or jasondewalt@ksrequipment.com.
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Summertime Frozen Yogurt Pie Looking for a summer dessert you don’t have to feel guilty about indulging in? Try this easy, low-fat frozen treat!
Recipe inspired by goodhousekeeping.com.
INGREDIENTS
• 1 cup frozen or fresh mixed berries (strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries) • 3 (6-ounce) containers regular yogurt (berry flavors work best) 3. Cover pie with foil or plastic lid. 4. Store in freezer for at least 3 hours, or until frozen through. 5. Serve frozen or slightly thawed.
• 1 premade graham cracker pie crust • 1 (8-ounce) container Cool Whip
DIRECTIONS
1. Combine Cool Whip, mixed berries, and yogurt in a bowl. Mix with a spatula until well- blended. 2. Pour yogurt mixture into pie crust.
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