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Building soil organic carbon has value to crops
2014-12-23 20:27:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Life in the soil may be more complex than you think. "Planning cropping strategies to build carbon is the next step," says Doug Hanson, who farms with his father and uncle in northeastern Illinois. "Improving carbon is a big part of the biological side of no-till and now cover crops. As a producer, carbon hasn't been something I've focused on, but we need to start asking more questions about it." read more
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Category:Agriculture and Forestry