Maximizing biodiversity is the second soil health principle. An often cited study, published in 2019 and led by the University of British Columbia, highlights the importance of Indigenous land management in achieving this goal.
Diversification has benefits for agricultural production and ecosystem services both above and below ground, but diversification of soil organisms is seldom recognized.
Taking place Sept. 22-23 and Oct. 27-28, the webinars will address the importance of soil resilience to withstand drought and climate change and sustain agricultural production.
A conversation with rangeland ecologist Richard Teague, PhD, analyzing the role that adaptive multi-paddock cattle grazing plays in sequestering carbon.
At Rogers Memorial Farm, NE, the benefits of long-term no-till practices are manifold. No-till plots have been shown to build soil structure, usually have the highest yields and are the most profitable.
Integrating cover crops, such as legumes and grasses, into existing cropping systems can increase the biological health of soils on hot and dry semiarid lands.
By The Regenerative Agriculture Initiative team at Center for Business and the Environment: Regenerative agriculture is a holistic system of practices and principles that seek to improve, not degrade natural resources…
Microbiologist, climate scientist and founder of Healthy Soils Australia Walter Jehne discusses climate and soil health. Interviewed by Tracy Frisch, Acres U.S.A., first published on Eco-Farming Daily, re-posted here un-cut and with permission. WALTER JEHNE is an internationally known Australian … Continued