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4 essentials for sustaining agriculture

by Andrew McGuire17 August 2015

As an irrigated cropping systems agronomist I work on ways to sustain agriculture. In doing this, I have come to realize that there are certain requirements that agriculture must meet to produce food and to keep producing food (yes, fiber…

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Commentary fertilizer, pest control, soil, sustainable agriculture, Water use

Agriculture Requires Fertilizer Inputs, and That’s Good

by Andrew McGuire24 November 201423 Comments

On a brown, August-dry field in Eastern Washington, a farmer in a combine cuts a 24-foot swath across a field of wheat. The harvested grain then begins a journey, first to the storage bin, then to the local elevator, on…

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Science fertilizer, Nutrients, soil, sustainability

Concentrate Organic Matter at Surface to Improve Soils

by Andrew McGuire27 August 20145 Comments

Organic matter is the key to soil quality, but building soil organic matter levels can be slow and expensive. There is an alternative. Research shows (Franzluebbers, 2002) many soil functions improve when organic matter is concentrated in the top 2-3"…

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Science no-till, soil, soil organic matter, soil quality, tillage

Change your crop, change your soil

by Andrew McGuire29 April 20142 Comments

When I was a college student, almost every ag-related class I took mentioned the benefits of the “rotation effect” (better yields, fewer pests, etc.). However, aside from insect pests, how the “rotation effect” actually worked was always taught in only…

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Science crop rotation, soil, sustainable agriculture

Are You Micromanaging Your Soil?

by Andrew McGuire19 February 20145 Comments

mi·cro·man·age: to manage or control with excessive attention to minor details. As a means to improve soil management, I commend the high interest in soil biology among farmers and gardeners. However, I have noticed the tendency for this interest to…

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Science soil

How about GE cover crops?

by Andrew McGuire11 February 201410 Comments

In a past post, I argued that killing a cover crop with an herbicide was better for building soil than killing it with tillage. Here is another option. Why not develop genetically engineered cover crops that die easily when sprayed…

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Science cover crops, GMOs, soil

Organic Farming Reliant on Synthetic Nitrogen

by Andrew McGuire10 December 201383 Comments

A number of studies have suggested that organic farming better addresses issues related to climate change than non-organic farming. Many of the reported climate change advantages of organic farming flow from its prohibition of synthetic fertilizers and exclusive use of…

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Commentary fertilizer, manure, Nitrogen, Organic farming, soil

How to kill your soil

by Andrew McGuire27 October 20135 Comments

I recently saw an infographic that stated, “There are no life forms in the soil, which is sterilized…” What was it talking about? Soils on the moon? A toxic chemical spill? Soils around Chernobyl? Nope, this was the description of…

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Commentary organic matter, soil, sustainability

Hamstrung by Ideology

by Andrew McGuire7 October 201339 Comments

Last summer, I visited an organic farm in the area. The farmer showed me various parts of his operation, one of which was a field that he had planted to a species of perennial grass that produces an abundance of…

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Commentary herbicides, no-till, Organic, soil

Does no-till really reverse soil degradation?

by Andrew McGuire30 September 201313 Comments

A recent paper (Olson, 2013) finds a number of long-term studies were wrong about no-till practices building soil organic matter and thus sequestering carbon. Kenneth Olson, soil scientist at the University of Illinois, says the problem is how the studies…

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Science carbon, no-till, organic matter, soil

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