The Nitrogen Cycle Let’s begin our discussion of the N cycle in a typical grain crop rotation (corn, wheat, double-crop beans) by considering the plant residue left on the field surface after harvest.

Organic farming is emerging as a sustainable agricultural solution, offering an eco-friendly alternative to conventional ...

Ever get confused when you see gluten-free recipes that include oats, while other recipes for celiacs avoid them? So, does it ...

While following the right crop rotation and hilling practices eliminates a few weeds ... Regrettably, the soil-to-plate potato cycle passes through its fair share of pests and disease-causing microbes ...

This publication will go over disease identification, the disease cycle, and management options ... residue management, crop rotation, and stress mitigation. Crop losses are often a result of lodging ...

Working together, soil organisms create what you might call the cycle of life ... cover crops or other cash crops into your rotation. “Various species of microbes prefer different residues ...

If you pick up a handful of soil on a farm that’s had too much fertiliser poured onto it, it’s so loose it will blow away ...

Verticillium stripe of canola is causing yield loss in Manitoba and probably other areas of the Prairies. And it’s getting worse. The disease, caused by ...

Such forecasts make sense because modern farmers do not sit around waiting for adverse conditions to decimate their yields: Since the 1930s, farmers increasingly have turned to innovations in ...

The timely planting of cover crops for maximum biomass has typically been limited to post-harvest or aerial inter-seeding, ...

Shanetta Brown, director of the Urban Farm, says it provides food within the city and “brings the cycle of growing fresh ... organic mulching, crop rotation, and composting. The farm promotes ...