This summer has been a disaster for dairy farmers. There are stories coming out of the San Joaquin Valley about the livestock operators potentially seeing a 50% to 100% increase in herd mortality thanks to the record breaking heat. Summer 2020 was one of the hottest on record for dozens of U.S. cities, and experts […]
No one will argue against the importance of soil management. Healthy topsoil stimulates the growth of tougher, more fruitful plants from root to shoot. Yet the degradation of topsoil through commercial over-farming has created a global crisis, one that threatens the nourishing compounds found in favorable soil. Though regenerative agricultural practices aim to prevent that […]
Every few months, a new region seems to be struggling under drought conditions. Brazil and other parts of South America are the latest to suffer through insufficient rainfalls, but Australia, California, and Thailand have all dealt with this setback in recent years. In these situations, growers particularly feel the strain of dwindling water supplies. It’s […]
Growers using industrial farming practices have long relied upon chemical fertilizers as a way to maximize crop yield, but there are side-effects that do long term damage to the soil. Through the use of synthetic fertilizers and other practices, the percent of organic matter found in soil has dwindled to a meager 1%. What does […]
Unfortunately, there’s no negotiating with crops about their performance and productivity in your soil. Each species requires a different blend of nutrients, soil acidity, and water supply to flourish – and they won’t compromise on anything less than their optimum growing conditions. This would be fine if the health of any soil system was static, […]