eOrganic authors: Emily Marriott, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Ed Zaborski, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Introduction Composting transforms raw organic residues into humus-like material through the activity of soil microorganisms. Mature compost stores well and is biologically stable, free of unpleasant odors, and easier to handle and less bulky than raw organic wastes. In...
A dozen people have been killed in the USA after a disgruntled city employee opened fire at a municipal centre.
eOrganic author: Dr. Julie Grossman, North Carolina State University What Is Inoculation? Legumes growing together with soil bacteria called rhizobia work together to take atmospheric nitrogen (N2) found in soil air spaces and transform—or fix—it into a plant-available form through the process called Biological Nitrogen Fixation (BNF) (Fig. 1). Even though the atmosphere is almost...
Source: Adapted from: Clark, A. (ed.) 2007. Managing cover crops profitably. 3rd ed. National SARE Outreach Handbook Series Book 9. National Agricultural Laboratory, Beltsville, MD. (Available online at: http://www.sare.org/publications/covercrops.htm) (verified 24 March 2010). Note: For this article, all information from the source that does not comply with organic certification regulations has been removed. Type: Annual...
About the Webinar This webinar took place on May 15, 2014. The inclusion of highly digestible legumes like birdsfoot trefoil (BFT) in pasture plantings can increase the productivity of grazing livestock. Because forage legumes produce their own nitrogen, they can meet their own fertility needs. In addition, since BFT and other tannin-containing forage legumes are...
A long-time employee opened fire at a local government building in the US state of Virginia, killing 12 people before police fatally shot him, authorities have said.
A longtime employee opened fire at a local government building in the US state of Virginia, killing 11 people before police fatally shot him, authorities have said.
