The Hefty boys (Midwest seed and chemical sales outfit) have wintertime seminars through out the Midwest, some general info, a few this year are only on soil tests and soil building.
Look up ag phd and see if they are near you.
A wonderful primer on all this, and can't beat the cost. They are real low on sales pitch, and lots of info and take home booklet - all for free and a free meal too.
They have 'South Dakota ideas' so not everything they say will make sense for everyone; but it sure is a great primer, worth a little drive time to get to. I've been to 5 or so of their meetings, learn a little more every time.
You have a good starting point with dairy to really work your soils, with the manure, and likely affalfa and corn silage and sometimes a little oats in your mix, you have so much more oppertunity to work with your soils and fertility.
Well worth learning on it!
Start with ph.
Then look at what your soil currently has, and what it can hold. (Soil test and CEC levels.)
Then work on building what you can and placement of fertility from there.
Sounds easy, takes a lifetime to get right. I started late, but been trying to really improve over the last 7 years and am seeing some results over time. Manure is a great basis, balance out with other products. Then figure out timing and banding and which products work with your soil types.
You have better than average conditions with a dairy setup!
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