No season lasts forever
April 24, 2020
Who could have predicted that this is how we would start the new decade? COVID is well on track to break every health crisis record
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Reducing nitrogen losses with 4R fertilizer management
April 7, 2020
Banger, K., C. Wagner-Riddle, B.B. Grant, W.N. Smith, C. Drury and J. Yang. 2020. Modifying fertilizer rate and application method reduces environmental nitrogen losses and
Measuring soil organic matter with your smartphone
March 31, 2020
Fu, Y., P. Taneja, S. Lin, W. Ji, V. Adamchuk, P. Daggupati, Biswas, A. 2019. Predicting soil organic matter from cellular phone images under varying
Impact of Pastures and Forages on Soil Organic Carbon in the Great Clay Belt of Northern Ontario
March 26, 2020
Article written by Cameron Ford, Marketing & Development Coordinator, Northern Ontario Farm Innovation AllianceReposted with permission from: https://www.nofia-agri.com/post/carbon-sequestration-and-agricultural-land-uses On February 13 2020 Susantha Jayasundara, Research
Managing cover crops in Ontario – north, south, east, and west
March 11, 2020
A new multi-year, multi-site cover crop research project is kicking off this spring in Ontario. Read about it in this Ontario Grain Farmer Magazine article,
Finding a trusted soil health test
March 2, 2020
Hargreaves, S.K., P. DeJong, K. Laing, T. McQuail and L.L. Van Eerd. 2019. Management sensitivity, repeatability and consistency of interpretation of soil health indicators on
Measuring soil health improvements with cover crops in vegetable production
February 24, 2020
Chahal, I. and Van Eerd, L.L. 2019. Quantifying soil quality in a horticultural-cover cropping system. Geoderma 352: 38-48. doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.05.039.Research summary written by Cameron Ogilvie Key
A year in review
December 20, 2019
There’s less and less margin in our world these days. Running from one meeting to the next, plowing up to the river’s edge. Humanity and
A 40-year legacy – Special “Talk Dirty To Me” episode on World Soil Day
December 5, 2019
Howard Buffet wrote in his recent book that the average farmer realistically has only “40 Chances” to grow a crop, so what should be done
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"It’s not a simple thing to look at a 2,000-acre grain operation and say, 'let’s incorporate cover crops.'"
New article feat #ontag farmer @farmerstrang and #UofG @RidgetownCampus prof Richard Vyn on the complexity of adopting #covercrops
https://farmtario.com/crops/cover-crop-adoption-decisions-are-complex/
I wish there was more of this!Majority of erosion occurs in the fall and spring. Worked soybean ground has 0% cover. Some risk with early frost but I expect good success in SW ON. Minimal expense. Even if we get 4” top like wheat. Blend with fert = no extra time when busy. https://twitter.com/JoshBoersen/status/1463859994441433092
Less is very often more with #cover crops. 30 lbs Oats broadcast with light incorporation after manure.
We planted these mid september and they are already as thick as we'd like to have going into winter.
NEW! study summary from @karidunfield lab in collab with @soilecologyUMan: A case of how past soil management can lead to luxury phosphorus uptake, comparing #manure/#fertilizer use efficiency. Have a read ⤵️
#LetsTalkSoil #UofG @UofG_SES
https://soilsatguelph.ca/past-management-impacts-phosphorus-availability/
