by Will Brinton | May 11, 2020
Soil tests to examine soil health first arose half a century ago as the new alternative farming movement put pressure on scientists to allow scrutinizing farming systems for potentially deleterious soil effects. But how much does soil testing itself cause deleterious...
by Will Brinton | Feb 11, 2020
Many persons have recently discovered soil biology at hand of simple demonstration tests – a “popular” one being “soil my undies”, where a pair of briefs are buried randomly in soil and unearthed a little later to see to what extent the...
by Will Brinton | Jan 11, 2019
Tillage is an increasing topic of discussion. Organic is viewed as largely a tillage based system where cultural and mechanical tools include frequent cultivation and often intensive rototilling for weed control. These practices are increasingly criticized as causing...
by Will Brinton | Aug 27, 2018
Soil health testing is certainly popular, but much less popular should be scoring everyone against the same yardstick – despite the location. Presently, that’s common practice with labs offering soil health tests according to Woods End Lab. A new approach...
by Will Brinton | Apr 12, 2018
How do Organic Farming Systems compare with Conventional when it comes to soil biology? Data shows the differences in % of biologically-managed farms compared to conventional, as defined by the study authors. FIBL (Switzerland) and University Wageningen...
