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After two months in a zero-till field, this underwear was well on its way to being one with the earth
What a difference two months can make on the weather and tighty-whities buried in the soil. There wasn’t a lot left of the cotton underwear Marla Riekman buried in local farmer Doug Wilton’s zero-till field April 18, when she retrieved it June 29. “We can obviously see a lot of breakdown,” said Riekman, Manitoba Agriculture’s
Iron deficiency chlorosis can be mitigated by assessing a field’s risk and then selecting the appropriate variety, says Manitoba Agriculture’s Terry Buss
Ted Poyser, now retired soils specialist with the province vividly recalls the work that went into the Manitoba Soil Survey
In-field nutrient measurements are just one facet that will be explored
A committee in the village worked alongside soil scientists and others to see signs developed and placed in and around the southwestern Manitoba village. They tell the story of the province’s official soil and the farm community it’s named after
Planting a pair of tighty whities can help you find out
Continuing to lose topsoil will make it harder to feed a growing population
Local farmer offers up a patch of land for underground undie research
Our History: May 1993
