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for the show. This week's podcast is all about soil testing. In this episode, we dive into the

importance of soil testing, some of the different types of soil tests, and how to understand and interpret

the results.

Our guest this week is Chris Borgman.

Chris earned a Bachelor's of Science and Crop and Soil Science from Washington State University

and has over 19 years of experience in agronomy, field management, sustainable programs

surrounding agricultural turf and natural environments.

He is currently the president of agronomy for Unibest International, who are the makers of the

soil-savvy test kits.

The ion exchange technology in these kits has been utilized by large agribusiness

companies like Wilbur Alas, McGregor, crop production services, Simplot, and much more.

Chris also manages a large family drylands and irrigated

wheat farming operations in eastern Washington. Welcome to the show, Chris. Yeah, thanks, Tata.

I appreciate the opportunity. Yeah, so today we're talking all about soil testing. And I want to

start off with a little bit of your background, not going too deeply, but just

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