A Swiss study published this week in Science reveals numerous benefits to soil systems where among other factors compost is routinely included as part of the farming system, such as in biodynamic practice. The Swiss Research Institute for Biological Farming (Frick, Switzerland) presents findings from a 20 year comparison of differing farm systems, and examines microbial biomass, soil biodiversity and respiration traits of the comparison plots.
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