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Understanding pH Part One:

UnderstandingAg

On the other hand, conventional management of cropland and pastureland has acidified many millions of acres unnaturally quickly in the past century or so, and this is the real issue at hand. This is yet another reason to prioritize diversity of species in cash crop rotations, cover crop mixes and pasture composition.

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A pillar of the climate-smart agriculture movement is on shaky ground

Food Environment and Reporting Network

Researchers, using satellite data, found that cash crop yields in the corn belt dropped significantly—on average 5.5 percent for soybeans—on fields that were cover-cropped, compared to fields that were not. Such losses could dissuade farmers from planting cover crops, no matter the financial incentives.