Items Tagged with 'soil productivity'

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Building Soils, Getting Over the Hump with No-Tilling

No-till practices, covers and better fertilizer management have been the right combination to return Linus Rothermich’s rain-soaked clay soils to productivity.

By John Dobberstein posted on April 7, 2020 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Water Management

SOME GROWERS measure their no-till success by crunching numbers on input formulas, poring over spreadsheets or deciphering complex soil health tests.

[Video] Living Soil: A Documentary

November 15, 2018 | Posted in Soil Health

This 60-minute documentary features innovative farmers and soil health experts from throughout the U.S.

Long-Term Tillage and Soil CO2 Fluxes

March 7, 2018 | Posted in Residue Management, Soil Health

Source: University of Nebraska

A research fellow at the University of Nebraska compares no-till and several different kinds of tillage operations to measure how soil disturbance affects the loss of soil carbon.

What is the Nutrient Value of Lost Organic Matter by Erosion?

March 10, 2015 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Iowa State University estimates the economic cost of lost organic matter due to soil erosion and how it affects the long-term productivity of the soil.

From the Desk of John Dobberstein

Soil Productivity Is Blowing Away

By John Dobberstein posted on April 10, 2014 | Posted in Soil Health

So you think the Dust Bowl era is gone for good? Maybe not. Over the past month, I’ve seen some photos that seem to indicate how far agriculture has to go.

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