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The presence of soil-borne disease infection is not correlated to the presence of an infectious organism, but to the absence of suppressive
Without the contribution of plants, ‘soil’ is only decomposed rock particles. Plants contribute sugars, organic matter, carbon, the energy that sustains
This is a field in Pennsylvania in December 2019. It appears the section on the left has less residue, and possibly more
Contemporary mechanistic agriculture has been based largely on the development of genetics and chemistry. The regenerative agriculture systems emphasize the development of
The best way to reduce our nutrient applications by 30% – 40% or more is to time application so the product release
Data collection is only useful if you can use it to make management decisions. ‘Manage-able’ data in other words. Soil analysis is
I have added a new book to my recommended reading list. Grain by Grain by Robert Quinn and Liz Carlisle is an
Update and edit 12-21-19 After sending this post I was reminded there is still much we don’t know about the research described
Plants are mining the sky, not the soil. Plants are greater than 90% carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen, all contributed from the
Antibiotics were first discovered being produced by a soil-borne fungus. We have identified many different antibiotics that are made by plants and