The USDA describes soil carbon farming as “the use of specific on-farm practices designed to take carbon out of the air and store it in soils and plant material.”
Scientists from the University of Nebraska have begun a multi-year study into whether high-carbon char, a fine, powdery coal dust left over from sugarbeet processing, can improve crop fields.
Although soil types are the primary determinant of physical quality and resilience, good management practices can improve and maintain the capacities of virtually any soil, says a research scientist from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
The in-furrow combination of the LFR insecticide and VGR soil amendment will deliver insect control, increased water efficiency and better nutrient availability, the company says.
Gypsoil Pelletized Products Division will open a $5 million plant in Winona, Minn., this fall to manufacture Gypsoil Blendable, a pelletized gypsum product.
Kansas State University Extension soil nutrient specialist Dorivar Ruiz-Diaz looks at the merits of applying soil amendment products to row crop fields ahead of planting, and what producers can reasonably expect from those treatments.
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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, Brian and Darren Hefty, fourth-generation farmers and hosts of Ag PhD, share tips for treating tar spot in corn.
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