[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.
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[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.
[Link] What Makes Food Medicine?
The healing properties of food as medicine begin in the soil and how we grow our food is critically important to our overall health.
[Link] Cover crops in semi-arid cotton systems: Where do I begin?
In this 30-minute online presentation, Paul DeLaune —an associate professor and environmental soil scientist at Texas A&M AgriLife Research in Verno…
[Link] Drilling down into phosphorous efficiency
Many farmers held their paddocks phosphorus levels higher than needed
[Link] New biological seed dressing to aid rooting and crop growth – Farmers Weekly
A new biological seed treatment, containing a range of amino acids that aims to naturally promote crop growth, is now available to growers for use in …
[Link] Linking Cover Crop Residue Quality and Tillage System to CO2-C Emission, Soil C and N Stocks and Crop Yield Based on a Long-Term Experiment
Cover crops (CC), particularly legumes, are key to promote soil carbon (C) sequestration in no-tillage.
[Link] Carbon storage and plant-soil linkages among soil aggregates as affected by nitrogen enrichment and mowing management in a meadow grassland
Soil aggregates constitute spatially-separated microbial habitats and architectural units for biogeochemical reactions. However, little is known about…
[Link] What I’ve Learned from No-Tilling: One Bold Move Leads to Decades of No-Till Success
Jumping aggressively into no-till and later cover crops created an efficient, productive system and flexibility for off-farm adventures.
[Link] What you want: Nodes filled to the top
Soybean Watch: Yield comes down to number of nodes, pods per node, beans per pod and bean size.