The more things change - old fashion farming methods "One strategy - TopicsExpress



          

The more things change - old fashion farming methods "One strategy would be to promote the use of locally produced compost to increase the moisture-holding capacity of fields, orchards and vineyards. In addition to locking carbon in the soil, composting buffers crop roots from heat and drought while increasing forage and food-crop yields. By simply increasing organic matter in their fields from 1 percent to 5 percent, farmers can increase water storage in the root zones from 33 pounds per cubic meter to 195 pounds." -article nytimes/2013/07/22/opinion/our-coming-food-crisis.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130722&_r=0
Posted on: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 08:43:35 +0000

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