# Farming Podcast | Plant Health Strategies to Reduce Crop Inputs | XtremeAg

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Podcast: [XtremeAg: Cutting The Curve Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/xtremeag-cutting-the-curve-podcast-4765850)
Published: 2026-04-19T19:02:02+00:00
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Duration seconds: 900

## Resource

Agronomist Jared Cook of Calibrated Agronomy discusses why profitable crop production starts with healthy plants rather than reactive crop treatments. He explains that strong soil biology, balanced fertility, and proper water management allow crops to resist stress and disease naturally, reducing the need for costly inputs. Cook emphasizes that farmers should move beyond symptom-based agronomy and instead use a complete agronomic toolbox focused on plant health from the soil up. He shares an example from an Idaho dairy farm that spent heavily trying to correct crop problems with inputs before discovering that improving plant health fundamentals provided a far more cost-effective solution.

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