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Rewriting Ohios Phosphorus Risk Index to Keep Nutrients and Water on Fields

2014-05-06 19:18:00| National Hog Farmer

Source: Ohio State University Extension On-Field Ohio: researcher works on rewriting Ohios Phosphorus risk index to keep nutrients and water on fields. read more

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New Software Helps Farmers Manage Nutrients

2014-04-11 00:47:00| National Hog Farmer

Source: University of Missouri University of Missouri Extension is releasing a new web-based application to help farmers manage soil nutrient needs on farms. read more

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Conservation Practices Reduce Runoff of Nutrients, Sediment in Chesapeake Bay Watershed

2013-12-13 12:14:00| National Hog Farmer

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture A record number of voluntary conservation practices adopted by Chesapeake Bay farmers since 2006 have significantly reduced the amount of nitrogen, sediment and phosphorus leaving cultivated croplands, according to a recent report released by the U.S. Deparment of Agriculture (USDA). read more

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Climate change to disrupt soil nutrients in drylands

2013-11-02 13:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

SciDevNet: The increased aridity expected this century as a result of change may disrupt the balance of key soil nutrients with a knock-on effect on soil fertility threatening livelihoods of more than two billion people, a study finds. The drop in nitrogen and carbon concentrations that occurs as soils become dryer could have serious effects on ecosystem services such as food, carbon storage and biodiversity, according to the Nature paper published today. Loss of nitrogen and carbon, which are the basic building...

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