Kyle Heggie has been spreading a unique blend of compost on his crops for years, and has also used on-farm trials to test the practicality of mid-row banding compost “pellets” into the seed row next to the seed.
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Compost pellets ready for fertilizer trying ground
After years of trials, Saskatchewan farmer Kyle Heggie is ready to take his compost pellets to the field rows in the hopes that they boost crop nutrition
Organics continue battle with gene editing
The organic sector objects to looser regulation for gene-edited crops, citing contamination worries, lack of traceability
The Canadian organic sector continues to stand against loosened rules and what they say is lack of traceability requirements for gene-edited crops.
Organic fertilizer made from calamari? I squid you not
Squid Juice repurposes by-product waste from calamari processing and converts it into liquid organic fertilizer.
New U.S. organic rules cause headaches for Canadian exporters
The rule, which implements mandates from the 2018 U.S. Farm Bill, requires National Organic Program (NOP) certificates for all organic imports, and certification of businesses at more points of the supply chain, among other changes the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a news release in January 2023.
Can biology make no-till organic feasible?
Soil microbiology, diversity and nutrient cycling among considerations if producers want to limit tillage in their organic fields, consultant says.