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🚨New mini-webinar series alert! We just launches a new mini-webinar series: An ounce of prevention: Feed testing is worth a pound of cure.
Links in the comments to register!
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Ruminants: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
Horses: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
Poultry: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Happy #SamplingSaturday! 🌾
Nick and Ray were out in southeast #Nebraska this week collecting samples and seeing what the fields are telling us right now.
What are you seeing in your fields this season?
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Closing the week: the new Soil Health Assessment Report. 🌱 Clear low/med/high thresholds a color-coded radar chart show your whole soil health picture at a glance. Learn more with soil scientist Jonathan Kerman. ▶️ bit.ly/4ecNKHJ #SoilHealth #WhyWard
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Day 4: the new PLFA Report. 🦠 Measure total microbial biomass see your soil's bacterial & fungal balance — now with clearer graphics, community pie charts & color-coded ranges. Dr. Patrick Freeze shows you how. ▶️bit.ly/4ok4K3l
#SoilHealth #SoilBiology #WhyWard
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In agriculture, we tend to be a pretty skeptical community. Have you wondered about how AI really impacts growing crops? Don't worry Dr. Patrick Freeze breaks it down for us in this month's blog articles.
bit.ly/4exJfco
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Day 3: Total Nutrient Digest the new Heavy Metals report. 🧪 TND now converts values to familiar P₂O₅ & K₂O equivalents; Heavy Metals compares to federal thresholds. Dr. Patrick Freeze breaks down both.
▶️ bit.ly/4uq0voj
#SoilTesting #WhyWard
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First up: the new Standard Fertility Report. 🌾
New color-coded thresholds crop & yield goals = more value from every soil test. Dr. Patrick Freeze shows you how.
▶️ bit.ly/3ScnGVz
#WardLabs #SoilTesting #SoilFertility #Agronomy
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Be sure to check out this month's Nebraska Farmer Magazine! Dr. Nick Ward explains what to look for and how to prevent wind erosion.
#WhyWard #DiggingDeeper
bit.ly/48Izch2
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New week, new look at your data. 🌱 Dr. Patrick Freeze & Jonathan Kerman walk you through our updated reporting — now live on the new Ward platform. We're breaking it down all week. You won't want to miss this one! ⚛️ #WhyWard #SoilHealth
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#Drought stressing your pastures? How you graze now could determine how well they recover. Dr. Ray Ward covers #RotationalGrazing, root depth, & #DroughtResilience in this week’s #ThursdayThoughts.
📹 Watch: bit.ly/4o61sAx
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This month's featured blog come's in two parts from Dr. Patrick Freeze and it's exploring AI applications in agronomy.
Check it out here: bit.ly/4sOlcJA
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Impacted by the Nebraska wildfires?
✍️Write NEFIRES26 on your sample form
Submit one test, get one FREE
Let’s make every bale count.
#NebraskaAg #WildfireRelief #ForageTesting #WhyWard #AgCommunity
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You asked, and we herd you! 🐄
Round 2 of our Nebraska Wildfire Relief Fundraiser is OPEN! Last round we raised $700 and matched every dollar — over $1,500 total. Let's top it! 🔥
Orders close June 18th at noon!
🛒 Order: bit.ly/4acQxz8
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#DroughtConditions don’t just reduce forage growth — they can cause dangerous #nitrate accumulation that threatens #livestock safety. ⚠️
Dr. Nick Ward breaks it down in this week’s #ThursdayThoughts.
📹 Watch: bit.ly/3PPpLpN
#ForageProduction #Agronomy
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Providing adequate nutrients from the start of growing season is key to establishing a healthy crop early. Learn more about starter fertilizer in this article by Dr. Nick Ward: bit.ly/49n0meu
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If you were impacted by the 2026 Nebraska wildfires write NEFIRES26 on your forage or feed sample submission form to receive a Buy One, Get One offer. Submit one paid NIRS forage analysis or wet chemistry feed sample and receive a second NIRS hay analysis at no charge.
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On this Memorial Day, we pause to honor the men and women who gave everything in service to our country. 🇺🇸 Thank you to all who served. 🌹
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Reminder that we will be closed Monday, May 25, in observance of Memorial Day. We'll be back to normal business hours on Tuesday, May 26.
Need to drop off samples over the weekend? Our drop boxes will be open!📦
Wishing everyone a safe and restful long weekend! 🇺🇸
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Your #irrigationwater might be delivering sulfur & #nitrogen you're not accounting for. 💧
A #watertest can reveal what's already there & help avoid paying for nutrients you're already applying. Hear from Dr. Nick Ward in this week's #ThursdayThoughts.
📹: bit.ly/43lEpbj
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