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Dr. Dave Hooker and his colleagues have been curious about the value of integrating cover crops into a farming operation in the long term.
The corn-soybean rotation is the dominant cropping system on farmland throughout central Canada and the midwestern United States. However, long-term research shows that this

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The Soil Microbiome: Linking Soil Biodiversity to Soil Health and Ecosystem Services

Understanding the microbi

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Precision Agronomy Cover Crops by Soil Type and their Soil Health Footprint

Agricultural research has

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Improving Cover Crop Management: Cover Crop Mixtures With Different Termination Methods

Integration and managemen

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Recent Publications

Soil phosphorus bioavailability as influenced by long-term management and applied phosphorus source

Long-term effects of crop rotation, tillage, and fertilizer nitrogen on soil health indicators and crop productivity in a temperate climate

Adjusting Nitrogen Rates with Split Applications: Modelled Effects on N Losses and Profits Across Weather Scenarios