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10/04/2019
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By Grace Olson
Home gardening basics: How to grow these 5 vegetables that maximize your crop yield
Growing your own vegetables is tricky. You never know how the weather, the soil, or other factors might affect them. To maximize the yield of your crops, it’s best to do your homework on the vegetables that you want to plant. Here are just five vegetables you can grow. (h/t to TheOrganicPrepper.com) A simple guide […]
06/26/2019
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By Cassie B.
Glyphosate breakdown molecule “AMPA” found to harm earthworms and degrade the life of soils
Glyphosate is under fire for the damage it causes to human health, but it’s also hurting the organisms that form the basis of our food chain and the soil in which our food grows. Although GMOs were once touted as the solution to world hunger, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s blockbuster herbicide Roundup, which is […]
02/28/2019
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By Vicki Batts
Are industrial farming practices and geoengineering destroying the Earth’s soil?
Modern farming practices have been shown to increase the amount of aluminum in the soil available to plants, and reduce overall soil quality. When more aluminum is available to crops, it means the soil is more acidic. In humans, aluminum has been linked to causing neurological problems, such as Alzheimer’s disease. But could it be […]
09/29/2018
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By Cassie B.
Simple changes in conventional farming practices, particularly those that repair soil, could be the key to feeding the world
Not surprisingly, the promises that GMOs would save the world from hunger have failed to materialize. In addition to failing to make inroads in this serious issue, they’re also causing a slew of health and environmental problems. It’s clear that a different approach is needed, and it looks like one of the simplest solutions could […]
09/06/2018
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By David Williams
Growing vegetables sustainably is possible on a large scale without conventional fertilizer, with proper soil management
In this day and age, it is almost a given that you would need to use conventional types of fertilizers to achieve any success in growing food crops. After all, they are seen as necessary for promoting the growth of crops and minimizing the harm that can be caused by external factors such as pests […]
08/26/2018
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By RJ Jhonson
The hidden world of soil pathogens: Harmful microbes not only have to contend with a farmer’s chemical attacks but their microscopic neighbors as well
Many microscopic species of fungi and bacteria in the soil infect and damage plants. This makes them the enemy of farmers who use chemical pesticides to prevent or – at least – minimize damage to crops. In a study published in the journal mBio, researchers report that for these microscopic pathogens, an angry farmer isn’t […]
08/21/2018
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By RJ Jhonson
Minnesotan farmers use 10-15% more fertilizer than they actually need for healthy crops
Minnesota’s farmers are using more fertilizer than needed, say the state’s agricultural officials. The state government’s response to regulate the use of nitrogen fertilizer – a bid to ensure clean drinking water at, according to detractors, the risk of impairing one of Minnesota’s biggest industries – is seemingly a question of which gets the higher […]
08/08/2018
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By Ralph Flores
Cover crops help farmers maintain soil health and biodiversity by protecting carbon content
Cover crops have long been recognized for its benefits – they can reduce erosion, reduce nitrogen leaching, and improve overall soil health. However, they can also be used to attenuate the effects of crop residue removal in the soil, according to researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The study, which was published in Agronomy Journal, comprehensively reviewed […]
07/25/2018
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By Frances Bloomfield
4 Soil problems and how to fix them
Much like how maintaining balance is the key to your body’s health, maintaining balance is also the key to healthy soil. An oversupply of nutrients can be just as bad as a deficiency of nutrients. Both of these can interrupt the natural processes of your soil and make it less suitable for plants. But how […]
06/06/2018
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By Ralph Flores
Grazing animals on forested pastures found to actually stimulate plant growth, benefiting conservation efforts
Certain factors play a role in the development of soil seed banks in wood pastures, according to researchers from the Institute for Animal Production System in Mediterranean Environment (ISPAAM) in Italy. Their study, which was published in the journal Agroforestry Systems, revealed that depending on certain conditions, it could potentially increase the volume and level of biodiversity […]
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