This is the sixth year this program will be offered in the state of Iowa. To date, 1,800 farmers have enrolled nearly one million acres of Iowa farmland in the program.

Kansas State soil scientist Dorivar Ruiz Diaz saysfarmers should be aware that that dry conditions in much of Kansas this year could impact their ability to get an accurate soil analysis. For example, a soil’s pH level – a measure of how acidic or basic the soil is – can be misleading depending on the accumulation of solids or hydrogen at the surface.

In case you missed them, here are the items that have garnered the most interest from farmers in the past month.