ATTRA
APRIL 29, 2024
Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan have developed a bioplastic pellet made from marine polysaccharide (chitosan), eggshells, and wheat straw that absorbs phosphate nutrient pollutant from water. The biodegradable pellets can then be applied to agricultural land as fertilizer.
Modern Farmer
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Much of the wool was saturated with organic matter such as manure, straw and leaves. The solution didn’t appear until some time later, when another member of the wool industry gave her an idea: Turn the wool into pellet fertilizer. Bags of this “waste wool” sat around for a long time, with Maksymiuk unsure what to do with it.
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Modern Farmer
MAY 23, 2024
Lessons From Mushers and Others Composting is the controlled breakdown of organic matter into humus, a rich soil amendment many prefer over chemical fertilizers. Mississauga, Ontario, which in 2019 began processing dog poop at waste-to-energy facilities, turns some into fertilizer.
UnderstandingAg
OCTOBER 29, 2023
Root crops and tuber beds are generally clean and free of residue after harvest, which make them an easy location to direct seed with any seeder, or broadcast seed, followed by applying a straw mulch. If you live in a high-rainfall climate, I recommend applying straw mulch after seeding to reduce crusting and soil loss.
Kavya Organic Farm
AUGUST 24, 2023
Nitrogen helps with greenery, and potassium helps with plants’ stalks and straws Why fertilisers? A crucial use of this in the case of fertilising plants is that it strengthens the roots of the plant. They increase the depth of the roots and the water intake and volume.
Civil Eats
MARCH 11, 2024
It is always covered with straw, leaf mold, or wood chips,” says Leah Penniman, the co-founder of Soul Fire Farm in upstate New York. “We Those are nitrogen-rich plants, and nobody’s applying fertilizer,” he says. Even if not measured with a microscope, there are signs of fungi at work—like dark, spongious soil.
Modern Farmer
MARCH 1, 2024
In addition, most natural fibers are grown conventionally, which often means heavy use of pesticides, synthetic fertilizers and genetically modified or treated seeds. Cotton growing at Viriditas Farm, where rotational crops like heirloom Sonora wheat bolster root material and straw to build soil organic matter with each crop year.
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