Ian McDonald
Projects:
Precision Agronomy Cover Crops by Soil Type and their Soil Health Footprint
Agricultural research has been known for carrying out studies on small plots. The arrival of precision ag technologies potentially allows rigorous, replicated studies to scale up to cover whole farm fields, spanning multiple soil types and landscape po …
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News:
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 …
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Spent Mon/Tues recording producer profiles for next week’s webinar re: @ONCornFedBeef + feed production nexus: “Sustainable livestock need sustainable crops'”, I say. @ScottCochrane3 will share tips growing feed corn with strip till & pack manure. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ontario-corn-fed-beef-news-feed-live-webinar-series-tickets-546221682757
This was a UG/OMAFRA KTT project and while simulated in the lab it really shows visually how soil and tile systems work under various conditions. Much thanks to Prasad D et al. for making it happen.
The following videos illustrate key principles of water movement through soils and into tile drains
under different soil conditions.
@BiswasSoilLab @PrasadDaggupati @OMAFRA @GuelphEng @UofGCEPS @UofG_SES
#soil #drainage #drainageproblems #watermovement #tiledrains #timelapse
