by Deac Jones | Jan 22, 2019 | News
An article by Elizabeth Creech was posted on the USDA website. It grabbed my attention when it stated that the U.S. lost 2 million acres of land last year used in active crop production. Doing nothing to improve our soils isn’t an acceptable option anymore knowing...
by Deac Jones | Nov 19, 2018 | Microbes, Organic Matter, photosynthesis, Soil Biology, Soil Health, Soil Metabolism
A friend sent me a fascinating article from Acres U.S.A. magazine. It focuses on the early work of soil scientist Henrik Lundegårdh (pronounced Lun-de-gourd) who, in the 1920s, established an essential framework for understanding the biology of crop productivity. The...
by Deac Jones | Oct 11, 2018 | Crop Health, Crop Protection, Microbes, rhizobacteria
As scientific research becomes more pervasive in agriculture, we’re learning more about the complexity of plant-soil communities and the potential for controlling plant diseases and pests through ecological management instead of the application of toxic chemicals....
by Deac Jones | Aug 30, 2018 | Abiotic Stress, Biotic Stress, Microbes, Organic Matter, Soil Health, Soil Metabolism
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine identifies the most promising scientific breakthroughs that are possible in the next decade that would increase the U.S. food and agriculture system’s sustainability, competitiveness, and resilience. Most...
by Deac Jones | Aug 16, 2018 | Creative Ag, Microbes, News
I remember reading about a brainstorming session where the group was trying to reduce egg breakage in a packing facility and after a lot of discussion that went nowhere, one group member threw up her hands and said, “Why can’t the chickens just do a better job?” And...
