Soil Health News: Unveiling the Power of Disease-Suppressive Soils: A DNA-Based Exploration in Prairie Crop Rotations
A research project led by AAFC’s Xiben Wang, is delving into soil microbial communities in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The focus is on understanding the genetic makeup of these communities to identify crop rotations that can harness the potential of naturally occurring biocontrol agents against major pathogens. Focus on Fusarium and other soil-borne disease Primarily concentrating […]
Soil Health News: Practical Recommendations for Measuring Soil Health
In collaboration with over 100 scientists across 124 agricultural research sites in Canada, the US, and Mexico, the Soil Health Institute (SHI) outlined a practical suite of 3 soil health indicators for land managers. After evaluation of 30 different factors, they recommended the following three as a minimum, based on cost, practicality, and effectiveness. Organic […]
How to trial H-Start on your farm: Field Guide
Measure the impact on your farm. Running a trial on your farm is one of the best ways to assess for yourself the potential impact of H-Start for your operation. The benefits aren’t just measured and seen at harvest though. Your crop and soil benefit from H-Start throughout the growing season and many of these […]
