via WMDT47 – August 16, 2018 by Justina Coronel Sussex County farmers have pulled out their dirty underwear from the ground after leaving them in their for a month as part of the ‘Soil Your Undies Challenge’. The underwear is completely shredded into pieces, which is good news, because that means the soil is healthy, as the soil’s earth worms and microbes […]
Visit: https://www.udel.edu/udaily/2020/february/cover-crops-study-agriculture-planting-soil-preservation-carvel-center/ UDaily Article by Michele Walfred Photos by Michele Walfred, Jamie Taraila and Jarrod Miller February 14, 2020 Winter is anything but a “slow” season in agriculture. Delaware’s winter months are as vital as spring’s planting, summer’s growth and autumn’s harvest. Winter is the time to cover up. For thousands of acres of Delaware farmland, the crucial seasonal practice adds a […]
Visit: https://sites.udel.edu/agronomy/2022/03/25/cover-crop-biomass-and-termination-considerations/ Delaware Agronomy Blog- by Jarrod Miller, Amy Shober, & Mark VanGessel, March 25, 2022 The benefits of cover crops to the following corn crop can include additional nitrogen (N) or weed suppression, but maximizing these benefits requires later termination to build greater biomass. These N and weed control characteristics are especially appealing this season as input costs are […]
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University of Maryland Extension Article Visit: https://extension.umd.edu/programs/environment-natural-resources/program-areas/master-gardener-program/volunteer-resources/year-soil-health 2022 is the Year of Soil Health Stop treating soil like dirt! This year in the Master Gardener Grow It Eat It program, we are celebrating the resource that supports all life on earth – soil.