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WEBUnderstanding Soil Microbes and Nutrient Recycling Soil health is all about feeding the plants using soil microbes. Soil microbes in a conventional till soil are dominated by …

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WEBSpring Planting Safety Tips. - April 29, 2024. Farmers are starting the busy planting season as the soil both warms up and dries out. Spring is a hectic time as …

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Manure Incorporation with the Ohio H20 Program

WEBLivestock farmers have an opportunity to be apart of the Ohio H20 program on manure incorporation. This program pays famers for three years to apply manure to a …

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Fallow Scour or Flooded Soil Syndrome (FSFSS)

WEBFallow, Scour, or Flooded Soil Syndrome (FSFSS) occurs on preventive planted acres without a cover crop or flooded fields with no crop grown for extended …

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Webinars and Videos

WEBThis week’s podcast, sponsored by Montag Manufacturing, features Jim Hoorman, Hoorman Soil Health Services, Ohio. Hoorman will discuss the costs of tillage and soil …

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Crimper Crop Rollers: New and Used

WEBNew 40 foot I & J crimper crop roller, Model 940 trailed and folded. $58,000 plus freight. New 60 foot I & J crimper crop roller, Model 960 trailed and folded. $80,000 …

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Tillage is Like a Drug Addiction

WEBThe answer varies but the shortterm benefits or drug addiction to tillage is major hurdle to long-term soil sustainability. Tillage is like a drug, an opioid on the brain. …

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Resources: Slugs

WEBIn the case of slugs and voles, wild animals and cover crops are two of a farmer’s best allies, said James Hoorman, a regional soil health specialist for the USDA Natural …

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Soil News and Events

WEBSoil Health and Cover Crop Pictures. Hoorman speaking at No-till field day September 7, 2015. Jim is teaching farmers about cover crops and soil health at the 2015 No-till Field …

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Resources: Voles

WEBDiscovering How Cover Crops Impact Cropland Habitat for Pests: Voles, Slugs, and Other Pests Pest problems like voles, slugs and army worms tend to be cyclical in nature and …

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Cover Crop Management

WEBCover Crops for Corn and Soybeans This fact sheet gives some applied research based tips on successfully growing, establishing, and managing covercrops and provides a …

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Short Stories Anecdotes + Pictures

WEBWe call it a clod. Clods are made by humans who till the soil. Tilled soil sets up like a brick wall. Clay particles have a negative charge and when positive ions like Ca++, Mg++, or …

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Vole Predators FS-3

WEBVole Predators FS-3 Photo: Steve Gower, Michigan State University Soil Health Division, June 2018 The North American Short Tailed shrew is a major predator to voles …

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Immediate Release

WEBImmediate Release January 11, 2021 James J. Hoorman Hoorman Soil Health Services Website: HoormanSoilHealth.com Email: [email protected]

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Plant Health Care Inc.

WEBPlant Health Care Inc. 2 August 2009 4. In general, fungicidal seed treatment effects on mycorrhizal colonization

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Slug Biology FS-1

WEBSlug Biology FS-1 Photo: Steve Gower, Michigan State University Soil Health Division, June 2018 Slug Food Sources (Likes/Dislike) r Preferred Forages & Legumes: Alfalfa, …

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