PALMYRA, Mo. (WGEM) - With harvest season being mostly over, you might be wondering, what do farmers do now?

There are various steps farmers take in between harvest and planting season, which includes taking soil samples which will tell them what fertility needs they will address for the next season.

Fertilizer applications and methods to preserve soil are also underway, along with lots of planning while taking into account what they experienced throughout the year.

“They’ll be sitting down and looking at what were the problems in the fields, what problems did they have,” said Nick Wesslak, University of Missouri Extension field specialist in agronomy. “Then, they’ll be deciding on next year when they’re buying their seed. What sort of resistance traits do I need, what sort of diseases

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