Eco Talk: Overcoming barriers to planting cover crops
By Judy Wright, senior agriculture specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Seneca County
The ‘Monumental’ Role Soil Microbes Play in Wine
“Now we must focus on soil building, raising organic biodiversity within the soil for healthier plants.”
-David R. Montgomery, professor of geomorphology at the University of Washington and author of Growing a Revolution: Bringing Our Soil Back to Life
5 cool measurement tools attempting to quantify regenerative agriculture
See: Measuring soil carbon levels with a handheld probe
Climate change threatens Pa.’s farmers. Healthy Soil May Be the Key.
The more sensitive parts of Pennsylvania’s agriculture industry are already under threat from climate change and growers are looking for ways to adapt.
Can Bridging the Gap Between Landowners and Farming Tenants Help Improve Soil Health?
Forty percent of U.S. farmland is owned by non-operating landowners.
Soil organic matter protects US maize yields and lowers crop insurance payouts under drought
Scientists from Yale School of the Environment, The Nature Conservancy, and Granular researched the connection between soil health, yield risk and crop insurance payments in U.S. corn-producing counties.