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Just-In-Time Soil Health CSANR Washington State University
As with soil organic matter, we would like to know how much energy flow in the soil at the critical times is enough. One problem here is measurement of that flow; we don’t have an … See more
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Soil Health CSANR Washington State University
WEBSoil Health. Soil Quality is “the capacity of a soil to function within ecosystem boundaries to sustain biological productivity, maintain environmental quality, and promote plant and animal health” (Doran and Parkin, 1994). Research on soil health is a longstanding area of emphasis for CSANR, including understanding and measuring essential
Optimizing Human Health and Nutrition: From Soil to Society
WEBThe Soil to Society strategy is necessary to reinvigorate our food system with higher quality, more nutritious whole grain-based foods. By encouraging the consumption of whole grains, grain legumes, and pseudocereals, Soil to Society researchers are addressing these dietary imbalances, improving human health, and …
understanding benefits and risks
WEBIn addition to the benefits to plant growth and the waste stream, biosolids can serve another role. Applying biosolids to the land can benefit the climate because they sequester carbon in the soil in the form of enhanced organic matter. Given current climate concerns, that could be one small but important piece of a wider mitigation strategy.
Soil Scientists Lay the Groundwork for a Healthier Food System
WEBHealthy food cannot be made in an incubator. It requires healthfulness to be implemented in every step of the production process: from cultivation to consumption. The Soil to Society grant is working to produce more nutritious, whole grain-based food products starting from the ground up. This starts with our Soils and Cropping Systems team, who …
Soil (health) evaluation begins by asking “What’s the problem with …
WEBSoil health - the pursuit that launched a thousand soil tests. I have not actually counted them, but many people are working on many ways to evaluate soil health. Some are looking at indicators of soil biology status, others
Get out the Map! A Soil Health Roadmap for Washington
WEBA Soil Health Roadmap for Washington. Get out the Map! A Soil Health Roadmap for Washington. November 30, 2021. By Karen Hills. Maintaining and improving soil health can result in benefits both on- and off-farm. (Photo: Chad Kruger) Soil has been called “the living skin of the Earth.”. The effort to maintain the health of this “living
Soil Health in Potato Production: Oxymoron or Opportunity
WEBGrowing potatoes is notoriously hard on the physical and biological health of soil (Figure 1). Potato production in many areas of the Pacific Northwest involves seven or more soil disturbance operations, leaves little residue on the field, and often involves the use of fumigants to control soilborne diseases. The economics of potato production
Don’t Overthink Your Soil Biology
WEBFirst, an over-inflated idea of the size of soil biology benefits. Second, the assumption that our soils have soil biology problems. And finally, to fix the problems, an increased susceptibility to unproven products or practices. However, learning something about soil biology is far from being able to manage it.
New Insights Gained into the Role of Dairy Products in Promoting
WEBDozens of studies, most of them conducted in Europe, have shown higher levels of health-promoting omega-3 fatty acids in organic milk compared to conventional milk, as well as lower levels of omega-6 fatty acids. The National Institutes of Health, in a factsheet on omega-3 fatty acids, reports that: “Most American diets provide more than …
The AAP Weighs In
WEBThe American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released a policy paper entitled “Organic Foods: Health and Environmental Advantages and Disadvantages” on October 22, 2012. It is slated for publication in an upcoming issue of the journal Pediatrics. This new review comes on the heels of a September, 2012 meta-analysis by a team of physicians …
Washington Annual Organic Production Reports
WEBCSANR has been compiling statistics to characterize the organic agriculture sector in Washington State. Data are primarily drawn from the Washington State Dept. of Agriculture (WSDA) Organic Food Program and Oregon Tilth Certified Organic, who certify over 95% of the operations in the state. The organic tree fruit trends reports have solicited
Exploring the Frontier of Improved Soil Health in Potato …
WEBGuest Post By Athena Loos, Field Representative, McCain Foods - During the 3.5 years that I have worked with growers in my role as a Field Representative with McCain Foods, I have met numerous growers who are playing an active role in exploring the biological component of soil health. (Growers generally have a good understanding …
Do soil health indicators indicate soil health
WEBApril 13, 2022. By Andrew McGuire. There is a problem with how soil health indicators are being developed. We start with farmers using soil health practices, for instance, no-till, crop rotation, cover crops, and application of manure or compost. Then we look for indicators that are sensitive to the use of these soil health practices.
New Meta-Analysis Identifies Three Significant Benefits
WEBThere have been four progressively rigorous meta-analyses published since 2009 focusing on differences in the nutritional quality and safety of organic versus conventional food. The latest comes out July 15, 2014 in the British Journal of Nutrition (BJN). I was the sole American scientist on the mostly European research team that …
Regenerative Agriculture: Solid Principles, Extraordinary Claims
WEBFrom what I have seen, one of the actual new things about regenerative agriculture is the intense focus on multi-species cover crops. The cover crop mixes in regenerative agriculture are not just 2- or 3- or even 5-way mixes, they range from 10 to 60 or more species.Brown and other proponents of regenerative agriculture claim that these …
Putting Numbers to the Difficult Task of Increasing Soil Organic …
WEBYou may know that it is difficult to increase soil organic matter, but how difficult is it, with numbers? First, your crop harvest removes up to 50% of the biomass grown. Then, about 90% of the remaining crop biomass is decomposed by soil organisms leaving only 10% contributing to soil organic matter. You also have to account for the …
MAXIMIZE and minimize; Two Principles for Managing Soil Health.
WEBAndy, thanks for the comments. Yes, definitely, net increases in soil C storage are possible. It often depends on the starting point. Here in our previously arid but now irrigated soils, just the addition of water and high yield, high residue crops like wheat and corn, and perennials like alfalfa have increased soil C levels above native levels.
High rate of compost application showed stable yields in dryland …
WEBCompost is used as a nutrient source as well as soil conditioner with a number of noted benefits in agricultural production systems. Compost application improves soil structure, soil moisture retention and builds up soil organic matter (Doran, 1996). Compost application has also been shown to activate soil microbial communities that …
Soil health and pasture productivity under mob grazing and …
WEBGrazing cattle may be managed in such a way to improve the productive capacity and/or health of the land that supports them. This study assessed and continues to assess the soil health and productivity of a certified organic ranch pasture under a variety of grazing and fertility treatments. Two different strategies of planned grazing management […]
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