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title: Pulling Your Own Soil Tests
description: RSM Sean discussed soil sampling for strip-till, placing nutrients where needed, understanding field fertility, and variable-rate applications.
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# [Pulling Your Own Soil Tests](https://www.soilwarrior.com/ag-ph.d/pulling-your-own-soil-tests)

 Written by [Jillian Woodall](https://www.soilwarrior.com/ag-ph.d/author/jillian-woodall) | Jun 5, 2026 4:18:00 PM

*Members of the ETS team are frequent guests on the Ag Ph. D. Radio show.  The following episode covers the topic of pulling your own soil tests.*

Sean Arthur is a Regional Sales Manager for Environmental Tillage Systems, covering Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri. In this episode, Sean discussed soil sampling for strip-till, including putting nutrients exactly where they are needed, understanding fertility across the entire field, and using soil sampling to support variable-rate fertilizer placement. 

Airdate: June 4, 2026<https://on.soundcloud.com/cRW8i10NU4ZBGImxJ0> 

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