[Link] Shade and energy: solar panels used as shades in grazing pasture
Brad Heins, Extension organic dairy specialist, and his team that included graduate student Kirsten Sharpe, installed a solar powered system at the We…
Day: December 4, 2020
[Link] Organic Kale and Cereal Rye Grain Production Following a Sunn Hemp Cover Crop
four-year field experiment was initiated in 2011 at the EV. Smith Research Station, in central Alabama, to determine the effect of sunn hemp terminat…
[Link] A study on sustainable fertigation in melon crops reduces water use by 30%
his system makes it possible to reduce the amount of irrigation water needed for the production by almost a third without any impact on the quality of…
[Link] How plants compete for underground real estate affects climate change and food production
How do plant roots store carbon? Princeton researchers found that the energy a plant devotes to its roots depends on proximity to other plants: when c…
[Link] World Soil Day highlights the role of soil biodiversity in boosting food production and nutrition
Soil organisms play a crucial role in boosting food production, enhancing nutritious diets, preserving human health, remediating polluted sites and co…
