soil
Programs provide funding for soil saving measures
Chrystal Houston Upper Big Blue Nrd
by Chrystal Houston, UBBNRD
When Matt Grosshans started farming seven years ago in Hamilton County, he was interested in regenerative agriculture practices he’d learned about in college, including cover crops, reduced tillage and rotational cropping systems.
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Tillage impacts on soil structure, health
Jeni Obermier
Liz Rieke, Ph.D., with the Soil Health Institute got into the dirt of how microbial community structures were impacted by tillage during the institute’s annual meeting.
Tuesday, August 31, 2021
The Soil Health Institute held its annual meeting where speakers shared the newest information gathered from studies across the country.
Economic outcomes of soil health practices
Jeni Obermier
The Soil Health Institute held its annual meeting where speakers shared the newest information gathered from studies across the country.
Archie Flanders, Ph.D., spoke on behalf of the institute about the economic outcomes of implementing soil health practices.
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
This illustration is part of a Keith Burns webinar which explored and explained the concept or carbonomics.
Carbonomics: the economy of soil health
Jeni Obermier
The economy is something that everyone deals with in one way or another. Through people’s understanding of the economy, Keith Burns has found a way to break down what’s going on in the soil.
Burns is a former teacher who, along with his brother Brian, no-tills 2,500 acres near Bladen.
Tuesday, May 4, 2021