[Link] Raising the Bar: Going Beyond No-Till with Cover Crops
Conservation ag consultants Hans Kok and Dan Towery share cover crop strategies that will help no-tillers sequester more nutrients and build even more…
Day: December 5, 2020
[Link] 5 Ways to Celebrate World Soil Day
Adopting practices such as cover crops and reduced tillage can improve the health of farmers’ soil, their bottom line, and ultimately the planet. Wh…
[Link] Assimilation of coupled microwave/thermal infrared soil moisture profiles into a crop model for robust maize yield estimates over Southeast United States
The goal of this study was to determine if assimilation of satellite-driven SM profiles can improve crop model yield estimations in a commonly used cr…
[Link] Protecting Soil, Protecting People
Just a handful of soil contains the hundreds of thousands of microbes, bacteria and fungi that are the foundation of our ecosystems and food systems a…
[Link] Crop breeding and soil management must go hand in hand
There is a growing crisis beneath our feet. Scientists, soil specialists and policy-makers around the world are sounding the alarm about degrading soi…
[Link] Celebrate the soil on World Soil Day
#WorldSoilDay focuses on importance of healthy soil to healthy lives.
