Regrouping
June 7, 2021
You can’t stay on the mountaintop forever. After an incredible start to 2021 with the Midwest Cover Crops Council Conference in February, we’ve been taking time to review, recoup, and
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Estimating soil’s ability to hold water by combining field sensor measurements
June 4, 2021
Plants can’t access all of the water that’s stored in the soil. Some water is held tightly in very small pores, some water freely drains through large pores, and some is held loosely by the soil so that it isn’t lost but plants can still use it.
Nitrogen inhibitors reduced N2O emissions without permanently changing soil microbial communities
April 13, 2021
Using fertilizer efficiently is vital for managing agroecosystems sustainably. It makes the most of crop productivity while protecting the environment. As agriculture has intensified, the use of synthetic nitrogen (N) fertilizers has increased.
Crop rotation diversity improves yield resilience
April 12, 2021
The warming of the earth’s climate and an increasing global population is presenting enormous challenges for the agricultural industry to increase food production. More frequent extreme weather events caused by climate change, such as drought, are problematic for the Northern Corn Belt, where simple two-crop rotations of corn and soybean are common.
Virtual adventures
March 30, 2021
Wow! What a busy start to 2021! With the Midwest Cover Crop Council Conference wrapping up in late February and gearing up for planting season, the first few months of
When More Isn’t Better: Thoughts from the world’s #1 management thinker on farm resilience
March 18, 2021
“I have a view worth hearing, but I might be missing something.” This is the attitude of an innovator described by top business mind, Roger L. Martin, at the virtual
Focus on continuous living cover, not adding more crops to rotation, to see soil carbon gains
January 27, 2021
Diverse crop rotations – those with a greater variety of crops over time – have been recently promoted as a means to conserve or increase of soil organic carbon, a key indicator of soil health. But taking a critical view of this claim, is it supported by science?
Tillage, crop rotation, and their effects on soil health
January 4, 2021
To till or not to till, if only there was an easy answer! Thankfully, a long-term research trial at the Ontario Crops Research Centre-Ridgetown can give us a place to start.
Finding the right fungus
December 17, 2020
Originally posted in Farmtario: https://farmtario.com/crops/finding-the-right-fungus/?module=carousel Do you have fungus? Your fields certainly do, though the varieties vary based on several factors. While tillage levels, rotational diversity and cover crops affect
The Midwest Cover Crops Council Conference is Returning to Ontario!
December 17, 2020
After eight years, the Midwest Cover Crops Council Conference is returning to Ontario! SOILS AT GUELPH is proud to co-host this virtual conference from February 23-25, 2021 alongside OMAFRA and
