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• Learn about soil health and fertility at Bedford Park Outdoor Program Series event July 30, 2021 12:38 PM 1340 AM WBIW - Indiana BEDFORD – Richard Beckort from Purdue Extension-Jackson County will present on a topic covering many items related to soil health and fertility. Beckort will provide information on soil health and fertility as it relates to lawns, gardens, and more for …
• Shoring up the corn belt's soil health with NASA satellite data July 29, 2021 3:06 PM Phys.org After the corn harvest last fall, Illinois farmer Paul Jeschke planted a fraction of his fields with cereal rye: 60 acres of the 4,500 he farms with his wife, nephew and brother-in-law, tucked behind a pasture, out of neighbors' sight. That way they …
• Investing in soil health pays off for Iowa farmers July 29, 2021 8:33 AM Delta Farm Press The Clean Water in Iowa Starts Here tour visited Kelly Nieuwenhuis' farm in O'Brien County recently to showcase soil health and water quality practices at work. The stop, hosted by The Nature Conservancy (TNC), featured agricultural conservation …
• Soil health systems: 7 things to avoid July 28, 2021 8:31 AM Southwest Farm Press Many articles give advice on what to do for a successful soil health system. Rarely do you see advice on what not to do. For those of you who find the “don’ts” more useful than the “do’s,” here are seven don’ts for your soil health system: 1. Don’t put …