Sand-Sculpted Tractor Emphasizes the Importance of Maintaining Healthy Soil

As a promotion for Smart Nutrition™ MAP+MST®, a sand-sculpted tractor impressed Ag in Motion attendees at the Langham, Sask. trade show, and welcomed back guests and exhibitors for the first time since 2019.

More than 9,000 guests entered the gates on opening day — July 19, 2022 — and saw the sculpture’s beginnings as a box of 20 tonnes of sand. Created in partnership with Archisand, an award-winning sculpture team, the sand evolved into a seven-foot-tall tractor sculpture over the show’s three day run.

The sculpture brought to life the soil-formed tractor for Smart Nutrition MAP+MST and focused on the message that soil is a farmer’s most powerful machine.

Watch the sculpture come to life in the video below.

While fertilizer prices remain at record highs, versatile products like Smart Nutrition MAP+MST are a great way to ensure your crops have the nutrients they need when they need them. The Smart Nutrition MAP+MST exhibit showcased that soil and soil nutrition are critical to a successful season. Soil health is something all farmers should be investing in.

Sulfur is a nutrient that may be missing in your management program. With busy spring schedules, it can be hard to find time to add yet another application. Luckily, there are options for fall sulfur application. In particular, elemental sulfur used in Smart Nutrition MAP+MST is safer for fall application due to lower leaching risks. Optimize your fall sulfur efficiency with tips from Dan Kaiser, University of Minnesota Extension nutrient management specialist.

If you’re considering substituting your usual application methods, learn more about the benefits of Smart Nutrition MAP+MST including limited moisture accumulation, bulk blending, and decreased risk of sulfur leaching.

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