[Link] Soil degradation: the problems and how to fix them
Soil degradation describes what happens when the quality of soil declines and diminishes its capacity to support animals and plants. Soil can lose cer…
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[Link] ‘A poor man’s rainforest’: why we need to stop treating soil like dirt
Complex food webs move nutrients around the system, generating healthy soils that provide goods and services for humanity. Goods include food, fibre a…
[Link] Conducting a Bioassay For Herbicide Residues
A bioassay is a technique for determining if herbicide (or other chemical) residues are present and bioavailable in soil or water at high enough conce…
[Link] Reducing the environmental impact of maize
New techniques are being used to grow maize more sustainably. But which will fit best into your system? Avoiding fields with bare soil over winter fol…
[Link] Chickpea and flax intercrop paired-rows
“Intercropping in general interests me because it just makes sense. A lot of diseases can really get going in monocropped agricultural systems — w…
[Link] Microscope becomes key tool for farmers
The microscope is becoming an essential tool to brew up a good batch of compost tea. But composting or not, it should be part of every farmer’s tool…
[Link] Groundcover Mulching in Mediterranean Vineyards Improves Soil Chemical, Physical and Biological Health Already in the Short Term
Vineyards are among the land uses with the highest soil degradation rate in Mediterranean Europe, mainly due to intensive tillage management. Therefor…
[Link] Is all carbon the same?
Ever wondered what the difference is between tree and soil carbon? Read on for a succinct summary and why they’re important to farmers.
[Link] Regenerative Agriculture To Restore Our Earth
“Regenerative agriculture is basically just looking at farming in a whole new way,” says Rogers. This way of farming treats the soil as a precious…
[Link] Doug Pow: Practical Regenerative Agriculture
FDI took the opportunity to interview Mister Doug Pow, a cattle breeder and avocado farmer from Manjimup in Western Australia’s South-West. The inte…
