Organic crop farmers may be missing out on a valuable source of data by not sampling and testing their soil for nutrients.
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Organic farms also need to use soil testing
Take a page from conventional farming and test for soil nutrients and benchmark progress, says Manitoba research tech
Deep-banding phosphorus a potential yield booster
Bourgault is placing phosphorus deep in the soil to see if plants can access it throughout the season
A new approach to getting more out of phosphorus fertilizer application is being tested in St. Brieux, Sask.
Forage nurse crops get another look
Study finds establishing a forage stand without a nurse crop could result in stronger growth and increased production
Glacier FarmMedia – A project at the Parkland Crop Diversification Foundation in Roblin, Man., is studying the impact of different phosphorus rates and use of an oat nurse crop in establishing hay crops. The foundation and Ducks Unlimited Canada launched the study in June last year, aiming to identify best management practices for maximizing forage […] Read more
Project searches for phosphorus
An initiative in Manitoba that uses citizen science hopes to help pinpoint sources of excess nutrients in Lake Winnipeg
Glacier FarmMedia – Ken Boese lowers his water sampler over the side of a rural bridge east of Steinbach. The contraption is made of a foot of PVC pipe and a bit of concrete to keep it from floating. A plastic bottle is attached and the whole thing dangles from a length of rope. Boese […] Read more
Oats prefer side-banded nitrogen
WINNIPEG — Side-banding nitrogen and seed-placing phosphorus pays off for oat crops, new Saskatchewan research shows. “We’ve determined that side-banding nitrogen is better for oat yields,” Brianne McInnes, operations manager for the Northeast Agriculture Research Foundation, said in an interview at the Prairie Oat Growers Association annual convention. Side-banding rather than mid-row placement gave an […] Read more
Molecular mechanism links roots to phosphorus
Researchers discover the gene that regulates when roots stop growing, which occurs within hours of a lack of phosphorus
Researchers at Michigan State University have discovered a specific gene that regulates when the roots of a plant stop growing and they have identified this reaction as happening within hours of a lack of phosphorus.
