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Understanding pH Part One:

UnderstandingAg

By Kyle Richardville Understanding Ag, LLC About the Understanding series Agriculture isnt rocket science. Anything with a positive charge is called a cation in science-speak. 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

A review from earlier this year found that only a third of published studies in which researchers compared fields that were cover-cropped with those that weren’t reported significant gains in soil carbon. And a study published last month illustrated one major reason why farmers may be reluctant to plant cover crops.