[Link] Better Living Through … Biology?
The microbe – in plants, soil, food, insect and animal guts and even in our own guts – has now become one of the hottest areas for innovation and …
Day: November 25, 2020
[Link] Faster fix for poor soils
Growing and grazing a multispecies cover crop is part of a system to regenerate soils quickly.
[Link] Online tool tracks GHG emissions
Tool developed by Cornell University, in partnership with Walmart, Environmental Defense Fund and The Nature Conservancy.
[Link] Meet the South Poll cow: the healthier, naturally raised cattle of the future?
Most US cattle are bred to be require grain rations and antibiotics but the small-framed red cow thrives on a grass-only diet – with benefits to the…
[Link] How Scottish organic OSR growers delivered yields up to 3.1t/ha
A group of Scottish farmers and researchers successfully grew organic oilseed rape crops last season with yields of up to 3.11t/ha.
[Link] Unique process ‘cleans’ crop water runoff
When manure is used as fertilizer in crop production, scientists believe biochar can enhance the water quality of potential runoff.
