Dr. Ray Ward
President

Ward Laboratories
Kearney, NE

Managing Fertility in No-till Rotation from Start to Finish, Making the Most of Soil Testing

Ray Ward is president and co-owner of Ward Laboratories, Inc. since 1983. He is an ARCPACS Certified Professional Soil Scientist with a Ph.D. Soil Fertility, South Dakota State University (SDSU). He has served as lab division manager for Servi-Tech, Inc. in Dodge City, KS, from 1977-1983; associate professor at Oklahoma State University (OSU), Stillwater, OK, from 1974-1977; assistant professor SDSU and Manager, James Valley Research and Extension Center, Redfield, SD, 1972- 1974; and instructor at SDSU from 1961 to 1972. Ray will talk about the research he has done and the advice he provides to clients about crop fertility needs in no-till and the value of a well-timed soil tests. He will present information on the timing, rate and form of fertilizer for crops and their soil properties.