Deep soil testing may pay off more this year than many, according to a recently released Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service publication.Deep Soil Testing Offers the Potential to Reduce Fertilizer Costs was published by Amarillo-based AgriLife Extension specialists DeDe Jones, risk management, Texas A&M University Department of Agricultural Economics, and Jourdan Bell, Ph.D., agronomist with a joint Texas A&M AgriLife Research appointment, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences.Fertilizing crops helps reach optimum yields by supplementing plant nutrients already in the soil to meet crop fertility needs.However, producers need to consider what is already present in the soil. With the high ...