Patrick Sanders, Director of Agronomy Enablement at Nutrien, discusses the importance of tissue sampling for in-season nutrition decisions. He explains that soil tests indicate total nutrients available, while tissue samples show actual plant uptake, crucial for optimizing fertilizer applications. Sanders highlights the use of AI and digital tools to enhance agronomic logic and decision-making. He emphasizes key sampling times: early vegetative stages, rapid growth, and just before reproductive stages. He also mentions new sensing technology for higher-resolution sampling and the importance of corrective actions based on tissue test results to maximize yield and ROI.
