Ecology Fertilizer Pesticide Straw 
Civil Eats
JULY 17, 2023
Agricultural runoff from both valleys is the primary input into the Salton Sea, and with that runoff comes pesticides and nutrients such as phosphorous and nitrogen. Imperial County residents were exposed to over 1,200 pounds of pesticides—via the air, water, and on the plants themselves—per square mile from 2017-2019. In 2002, U.S.
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
More Soil Protected With Conservation Tillage Conservation tillage and no-till methods protect soil health and reduce soil erosion, increase crop resilience, reduce the need for chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and save labor costs. The Census shows that between the 2017 and 2022 Census, the US lost approximately 1.8
Sustainable Food Trust
JUNE 14, 2023
The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology estimates that “One teaspoonful of topsoil contains around 1 billion microscopic cells and around 10,000 different species.” 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),
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