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Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Soil Health · World Ag News
Economic analysis shows that adopting soil health practices pays off.
Soil Health · World Ag News
Deep sands on the south coast sandplain of Western Australia (WA) have multiple soil constraints including water repellence, high soil strength, low nutrient levels and subsoil acidity. The aim of the study
Holistic Management · Soil Health · World Ag News
There is an increasing focus on improving soil health as farmers look to introduce more sustainable arable cropping systems, and the finalists of the soil.
Holistic Management · Soil Health · World Ag News
The microbe – in plants, soil, food, insect and animal guts and even in our own guts – has now become one of the hottest areas for innovation and investment in ag
Cover Crops · Soil Health · World Ag News
In this 30-minute online presentation, Paul DeLaune —an associate professor and environmental soil scientist at Texas A&M AgriLife Research in Vernon, Texas — tries to demystify cover crops.
Livestock · Soil Health · World Ag News
Many farmers held their paddocks phosphorus levels higher than needed
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Soil Health · World Ag News
Cover crops (CC), particularly legumes, are key to promote soil carbon (C) sequestration in no-tillage.
Holistic Management · Soil Health · World Ag News
Soil aggregates constitute spatially-separated microbial habitats and architectural units for biogeochemical reactions. However, little is known about how aggregates varying in size can affect soil carbon (C) storage and mediate the direction
Holistic Management · Soil Health · World Ag News
Jumping aggressively into no-till and later cover crops created an efficient, productive system and flexibility for off-farm adventures.
Broad Acre Crops · Maize/Corn · Soil Health · World Ag News
Conservation agriculture (CA) is being advocated as an alternative to conventional tillage based systems, as it not only holds the potential to enhance soil biological properties, but could also sustain production in