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UA scientist helps develop web-based soil database for farmers, scientists.

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A new, free tool will help farmers make more informed decisions about fertilizing their soil. The Fertilizer Recommendations Support Tool, or FRST, is a web-based soil database available for farmers and scientists. Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams spoke with Nathan Slaton, associate director of the Agriculture Experiment Station at the University of Arkansas, who was the principal investigator on the national project.

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