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Best Practices for Managing Plant Nutrients

Farmbrite

Adding the right amount of fertilizer is an essential practice for nutrient management based on your farm's goals and soil conditions. Soil tests analyze nutrient levels, pH, organic matter, and other key factors, offering valuable insights into the soil's capacity to support the crops you're attempting to grow.

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Regenerative Gardening, No-Till Winter Cover Crop Strategies

UnderstandingAg

Planning Winter Cover Crop Rotations Maximizing cover crop benefits in the garden requires strong crop planning with strategic rotations coupled with creative improvision so it’s important to examine strategies and considerations for incorporating cover crops with no-till methods and inter-seeding.

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More things in Heaven and Earth: Mycorrhizal fungi, ploughing, no-till and glyphosate

Sustainable Food Trust

In 1951, pioneering organic farmer, Frank Newman Turner, took up the theme in his book, Fertility Farming , referring to mycorrhizal associations he writes (p.50), ” By ‘short-circuit’ feeding, he means the use of artificial fertilisers.