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“Our soils are not mature, compared to places like Europe or Africa,” Tenuta says. Over the last 50 years of farming, however, our soils have changed fairly dramatically — in part because farmers have moved away from perennial crops in their rotations.

Carbon Brief
Soils play a crucial role in the global carbon cycle. The figure below, from a News & Views article that accompanies the paper, illustrates how carbon is taken up and released by soils. Plants absorb CO2 from the atmosphere through photosynthesis, and ...

WeAreGreenBay.com
"Because we have very diverse soils here in Northeastern Wisconsin, we are able to drain and while other soils because they are heavier were not able to drain," crop and soil agent, Kevin Jarke said. Despite all this, farmers continue to keep optimism ...

Michigan State University Extension
Moisture stress has been becoming quite apparent in many fields on well-drained soils. The rain showers over the past 36 hours have brought temporary relief of this deficit but more rain or irrigation will be needed to meet the full potential of this crop.

Michigan State University Extension
Many crops are showing signs of drought stress, especially those on coarse-textured soils. According to the Michigan State University Freeland Enviro-weather station, the rainfall total starting April 1 is 4.65 inches, which is 5.13 inches less than ...