Organic farmers should take a lesson from conventional farming when it comes to testing for soil nutrients and benchmarking fields frequently: University of Manitoba researcher
Soil health
Organic farms need soil testing too
Organic farmers should take a lesson from conventional farming when it comes to testing for soil nutrients and benchmarking fields frequently: University of Manitoba researcher
Cropland threatened by toxic metals: study
Up to 17 per cent of agricultural land at risk
Up to 17 per cent of cropland around the globe is contaminated by toxic metals, threatening agriculture and human health in the affected areas, according to new research published in the journal Science.
Mounting pressure on farmland losses raise flags for agricultural agvocates
Canada’s soil health and farmland cannot get lost in the political shuffle as candidates bandy words on expanding housing
Canada’s 2025 federal election is coming. Soil health and farmland cannot get lost in the shuffle as political candidates bandy words on expanding housing.
Get better crops by understanding soil pH
The soil pH in your field can affect yields, nutrient availability and crop protection efficacy
Soil pH in a field impacts crop nutrient availability and growth. Regular soil testing helps Canadian farmers optimize harvest yields and soil health.
Save your yield on eroded knolls
Erosion often steals yield from hilltops and knolls in the field: Here are some ways to get it back
Erosion often steals yield from hilltops and knolls in the field: Here are some ways to get it back
VIDEO: There’s more than one way to lose nitrogen from your soil
With fertilizer being one of the most expensive crop inputs to help reach your yields, making sure it stays put for your plants to take it up is essential. Unfortunately, this is not always as easy as it sounds. At Manitoba Ag Days last month, Bryce Geisel, senior agronomist with Koch Agronomic Services, offered a
Retired cattle producer focuses on soil biology
Beef producer from South Dakota says his soil health recipe for success includes a mix of long-term no-till farming and cover cropping
Beef producer from South Dakota says his soil health recipe for success includes a mix of long-term no-till farming and cover cropping.
Focus on soil health can arm against salinity
Soil health speakers urge farmers to avoid bare ground, test with soil health in mind
Soil salinity threatens agricultural productivity and long-term soil health, but innovative, nature-based solutions exist, regenerative ag advocates say.
World Soil Day celebrates critical resource
December 5 marks World Soil Day, a day set aside by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization to celebrate this critical resource and raise awareness of the challenges of protecting it. This year’s theme, “Caring for Soils: Measure, Monitor, Manage,” underscores the importance of accurate soil data and information in understanding soils characteristics and
Keeping soil health improvement flexible
Assiniboine College initiative designed to give farmers the tools to pick their own path
Assiniboine College soil health initiative designed to give farmers the tools to pick their own path when improving their farmland.
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