Moisture conservation | Direct seeding and decline in summerfallow reduce soil erosion
Prairie farmers have moved from sodbusters to dustbusters. A research paper published in January shows the increase in direct seeding and reduction in summerfallow have dramatically re-duced dust in the air. That may seem obvious to some farmers, but research undertaken by Thomas Fox, Thomas Barchyn and Chris Hugenholtz confirms a marked reduction in airborne […] Read moreTag Archives Research
Push to be green harmful to some
Soil erosion is a good thing, says geomorphologist Chris Hugenholtz. It’s a good thing if you happen to be among the species that live in one of 120 sandhill areas of the Prairies because erosion preserves that particular ecosystem. For farming, soil erosion is a bad thing because of its nutrient loss. It’s all in […] Read more
