Source: John Hart, FARM PROGRESS, 4/1/21


Farming isn’t rocket science. Ron Heiniger always heard that growing up on a crop and dairy farm in Powhattan, Kan. He heard it when he worked on the farm with his father. He heard it from his neighbors when he managed the farm prior to going to graduate school and then pursuing a career in ag research and education in North Carolina. And he continues to hear it to this day. To that point, Heiniger is quick to agree: Farming is a lot harder than rocket science. “I’d rather build a rocket to the moon than try to figure out what the right amount of fertilizer is for this corn crop each season,” he says.

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