What challenges do soybean farmers face planting cover crops before and after soybeans? The benefits of cover crops in rotations is widely documented and include reducing erosion; improving soil structure; nutrient cycling; increasing ...
By Jim Isleib, Michigan State University ExtensioninShare New farmers can benefit from careful assessment of their farm’s soils and planning for crop rotations and use of cover crops. Beginning farmers often start out with soils ...
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Good soil health and management are basic to successful crop production. Growers control several practices capable of improving or diminishing important soil traits. Knowing those characteristics helps producers maintain and improve soil ...
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Geocells are mainly developed for the protection and stabilization applications including slope and channel protection, reservoirs and landfills, earth retention, and for load support. This is also known as Cellular Confinement System, ...
This review considers the direct spreading of olive mill wastewater (OMW) on soil properties and crops. In general this has a positive effect on soil structure, with polyphenol content the main limiting factor. OMW could be an important ...
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Do you have a favorite garden tool? Something that you keep within arm’s reach every time you go into the garden? What do you use to make digging, pruning, growing or harvesting better for the back or more soothing for the soul? The ...
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