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Keep an Eye on Soil Nitrogen Levels
California Ag Today
Drought or no drought, experts say farmers need to keep an eye on nitrogen levels in their soil. Both too little and too much water can impact soil chemistry and affect many nutrients’ ability to be available to crops. C-H-S Agronomy Product Manager Ryan Hageman says nitrogen plays a critical role in plant health.
Want to Learn More about Soil Health in a Cotton System?
Southeast Regional Ag News
A new webinar series from the Soil Health Institute talks with social scientists, agronomists, and farmers about the topic.
A Novel Approach to Delivering Micronutrients
Farm of the Future
Healthy food starts with healthy soils says Lucent Biosciences chief product officer Jason McNamee.
Helping “Good Guy” Microbes Boost Your Soil
Southeast Regional Ag News
Soil microbes, like bacteria and fungi, continually slug it out for food and dominance. Zypro from Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC helps the good guys.
Will Farmers Adopt Regenerative Practices?
Farm of the Future
A small minority of farmers are incorporating regenerative practices like cover crops, reduced tillage, and livestock.
Scaling Regenerative Agriculture
Farm of the Future
Many believe regenerative agriculture is the future, but what does that mean?
The Nature Conservancy Invests in Agtech Startups
Farm of the Future
The environmental nonprofit wants to support early stage agtech companies that can advance soil health.
Is Tillage a Problem for Organic Agriculture?
Farm of the Future
Certified organic farmers often have to utilize tillage to make up for the lack of chemical tools.
Dynamic Soil Map
Farm of the Future
Optimizing soil health would be a lot easier if we had data on the in-field variability of any given farm.
Cover Crops and Nitrogen
Farm of the Future
If you're counting on some nitrogen from legumes in your cover crop mix, you should build a check strip into your program.
CSUMB Professor Wins Award for Innovative Soil Research
California Ag Today
A professor at Cal State Monterey Bay was recently awarded a New Innovator in Food & Agriculture Research Award.
Economics of Soil Health
Farm of the Future
The Soil Health Institute conducted a study to determine the economic impact of soil health practices.
Cover Crops in Vegetables - Part Two
California Ag Today
It can’t be overlooked that to execute on a cover crop strategy is not always easy.