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The Sustainable Soil-ution Beneath Your Feet

Sustainable Harvest International

“ “My philosophy has always been that the health of soil, plants, animals, people, and the environment is one.” ” — Rattan Lal, professor of soil science + 2020 World Food Prize Laureate Conventional, or industrial, agriculture uses chemicals to defend crops from weeds, certain insect species, and diseases.

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Producing the Perfect Potato and Soil Health to Handle Environmental Stress—The Perry Farm—Chin, Alberta

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They have a very advanced group of people working on soil science,” he says. Experimenting with multi-species cover cropping and fall ridge planting “We recognize that with potatoes, there’s a great deal of soil disturbance,” explains Harold. He’s hopeful these hardier crops will develop sufficient soil armour to reduce erosion.

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