[Link] The Secret Life of Soil Disturbance
In continuation of our series on the four basic principles of soil health, this week's video is all about disturbing the soil as little as possible...…
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[Link] Preceding Crops Could Set Up Tobacco for Success
If Tim Fritz’s experiments are any indication, the next step in cover crop innovation could be tailoring cover mixes to the needs of the cash crop.
[Link] Measuring Electric Current in Soil Could Provide Answers on Soil Health
Washington State University (WSU) researchers have developed a way to assess soil health by measuring the electric current produced by its tiniest mic…
[Link] Farmers eye towards regenerative agriculture to fight dry summer
This dry summer is creating problems across the province with wildfires, but it’s also taking a toll on farmers.
[Link] Producers see big savings with wide-row cotton
The brothers have saved money through reduced seeding rates and reduced fertilizer needs, but they’ve also saved on insecticides. They built a rig t…
[Link] Rethink your orchard and vineyard floor
“Instead of traditional orchard-floor management methods, why not choose to plant the floor with biological plant mixes that eliminate the need for …
[Link] Digging deeper into soil amelioration during National Science Week
Soil science spans a range of disciplines, including soil formation, classification and mapping, physical, chemical, biological and nutrition and is e…
[Link] Help pastures withstand drought
While ranchers around the region are working with less or lower-quality forages, those who have implemented certain rotational grazing principles mig…
[Link] Harvest 2021: Fungicide-free wheat hits 10t/ha
Nick Dymond’s unique cropping approach of not using fungicides or insecticides and a focus on crop nutrition has seen yields of his Extase winter wh…
[Link] SOIL HEALTH EXPERT WANTS FARMERS TO MIMIC NATURE, NOT CONTROL IT
Ray Archuleta is a professional soil scientist who spent more than 30 years working for USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. He tells Bro…
