Is it profitable to store carbon with cover crops?
While cover cropping is a promising option for increasing soil carbon storage in the long-term, the economic return on cover crops in cropping systems is understudied.
Scaling up soil health research with precision agriculture
First published in the Ontario Grain Farmer Magazine: https://ontariograinfarmer.ca/2020/08/01/scaling-up-soil-health-research/ There are a lot of factors that determine whether you win or lose with cover crops. Tony Balkwill, owner, agronomist, and…
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Lasting impact: Technology helps living soils knowledge
First published in Farmtario: https://farmtario.com/crops/lasting-impact-technology-helps-living-soils-knowledge/ This article is the final instalment of a three-part series highlighting lessons learned from two long-term crop rotation experiments at the Ontario Crops Research Centres…
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Lasting impact: The secret is in the soil
First published in Farmtario: https://farmtario.com/crops/lasting-impact-the-secret-to-increasing-carbon-is-in-the-soil/ This article is part two of a three-part series highlighting lessons learned from two long-term crop rotation experiments at the Ontario Crops Research Centres in…
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Lasting impact: The penalty of poor rotation
First published in Farmtario: https://farmtario.com/crops/lasting-impact-the-penalty-of-poor-crop-rotations/ This article is part one of a three-part series highlighting lessons learned from two long-term crop rotation experiments at the Ontario Crops Research Centres in…
