by ur_support21 | Nov 20, 2025 | 5 Soil Health Principles, Non Featured Article
If only we could invent a way to distribute aerobic and anaerobic microbes effectively and economically across our agricultural landscapes. Something mobile, and capable of processing plant material into nutritional protein. The invention should also come in various...
by ur_support21 | Nov 20, 2025 | 5 Soil Health Principles, Non Featured Article
The first time we look at cover crops we usually question the seed cost, labor, equipment, time, water, nutrient, and even the social acceptance of partners, neighbors, and friends. Given time, our thoughts go to asking what benefits additional plant physiology can...
by ur_support21 | Nov 20, 2025 | 5 Soil Health Principles, Non Featured Article
Diversity is the elusive “Holy Grail” for ecosystem function, always easier to discuss than to achieve. The International Stratigraphic Chart states, the first land plants are estimated to have evolved approximately 458 million years ago, with the first microbial...
by ur_support21 | Nov 20, 2025 | 5 Soil Health Principles, Non Featured Article
Driving through a landscape allows you to observe fields with and without soil disturbance. Physical disturbance or tillage is the easiest to see. Biological soil disturbance or limited photosynthetic time and limited plant diversity, along with chemical soil...
by ur_support21 | Nov 16, 2025 | 5 Soil Health Principles, Non Featured Article
Agriculture has a long history of bare soils, even contributing to the downfall of past civilizations. Bare soils come with several challenges, such as prone to wind and water erosion, temperature extremes, moisture extremes, rainfall compaction, salinity, and many...
by chad_admin | Jun 1, 2020 | Non Featured Article
What: 60-Inch Corn & Cover Crops Where: Menoken Farm-Burleigh County Soil Conservation District When: May 2020 Why: Provide crop diversity and enhance sunlight harvest 60-inch corn rows provide the window of opportunity for additional plant diversity and...
