[Link] Lessons from the past to grow the future
The soil quality issues that farmers face today did not happen over night. “It took thousands of years to rebuild our soils after the ice ages, but …
Day: December 14, 2020
[Link] Greg is fired up about his new silvopasture project.
By removing the inferior trees, great things start to happen. Now with the sunlight being able to penetrate to the ground, forages can grow under the …
[Link] Time after Time: Temporal Variation in the Effects of Grass and Forb Species on Soil Bacterial and Fungal Communities
Our findings highlight how soil fungal and bacterial communities respond to time, season, and plant species identity. We found that succession shapes …
[Link] Regenerative Organic No-Till with Rick Clark
Indiana no-tiller Rick Clark has gained some notoriety recently as one of a handful of farmers who is making organic no-till work — and on a large s…
[Link] Why living roots benefit the soil
The concept of healthy soil is receiving more attention today. Generally, there are four basic principals involved in soil health: limited soil distu…
