
Tag Archives soil health — page 2

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

Cropland threatened by toxic metals: study
Up to 17 per cent of agricultural land at risk

Cover crops can pad the pocket in the long run
Healthy soil and cover crops can reduce nitrogen fertilizer use, says Ontario soil scientist

Past lessons have a role for farming futures
Old ideas shouldn’t necessarily be discounted when looking at the future of Canadian agriculture

Former Prairie agricultural agency gains historic designation

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

Soil carbon measurement and verification system launched
CANZA project to give producers quick, cost-effective tool to help measure, manage and monetize soil carbon

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

New tool for carbon footprint tracking unveiled at Manitoba AgDays
FCC says the tool is a ‘non-judgemental’ way of getting a snap shot of soil carbon including sequestration
