Plants and Soil Remediation

Organic vitamins and minerals along with micro-organisms are necessary components for healthy soil. After substantial growth and harvest periods, nature's helpers are depleted from the soil.

1. Growing Wheat In Acidic Soil
2008-08-07 14:49:39.0 Many wheat farmers in the southern Great Plains states face a significant challenge: High levels of aluminum released in the acidic soils can stunt crop growth. So Agricultural Research Service (ARS) plant geneticist Guihua Bai leads a team that is improving the odds for cultivating wheat in these acidic soils.

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2. Growing Wheat On Acid Soils
2008-08-05 09:51:03.0 Read themagazinestory to find ou

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3. Regions Growers Worry About New EPA Rules For Soil Treatment

2008-08-02 23:15:44.0 The Environmental Protection Agency Recently Announced New Safety Measures For Five Soil Fumigants: Methyl Bromide, Metam Sodium, Metam Potassium, Dazomet And Chloropicrin. They Are Widely Used In Florida By Growers Of Strawberries, Tomatoes, Peppers And Potatoes. One Of The Biggest Changes Is A Requirement For Buffer Zones Ranging From 25 Feet To Half A Mile. In These Zones, Farmers Wouldnt Be ...

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4. Flooding, Heavy Rain Causes $40 Million In Soil Damage
2008-07-30 16:16:03.0 Des Moines, Iowa (ap) - A New Survey Shows That Iowa's Soil And Water Conservation Structures Have Suffered $40 Million Worth Of Damage As A Result Of Heavy Rain And Flooding This Year.

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5. Soil, Water Conservation Took A Beating In Floods, Survey Finds
2008-07-30 09:16:02.0 Iowas Terraces And Other Soil And Water Conservation Structures Suffered $40 Million In Damage From Heavy Rain And Flooding This Year, According To A Survey By The Iowa Department Of Agriculture And Land Stewardship.

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6. Midwest Floods Strip Tons Of Valuable Topsoil
2008-07-29 09:16:04.0 Martinsville, Ind. - Jim Lankford's Corn Crops Used To Stretch To The White River. Now The River Has Stretched Itself Through His Crops.

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7. No-tillage Plus: Cover Crops Offer A Model For Sustainability In Tropical Soils

2008-07-29 08:49:35.0 Tropical soils often behave differently than temperate soils when being farmed. In tropical regions, soils lose nutrients quickly when cultivated. With food shortages looming and soil quality declining rapidly, new farming techniques are needed to make tropical and sub-tropical farming more productive and sustainable. New research from Agronomy Journal shows that no-till management combined with a winter cover crop is most effective in retaining nutrients in tropic

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8. Midwest's Topsoil Eroded By Floods
2008-07-28 23:16:04.0 Martinsville #8212; Jim Lankford #8217;s Corn Crops Used To Stretch To The White River. Now The River Has Stretched Itself Through His Crops.

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9. Topsoil Washes Away In Midwest Flooding
2008-07-28 16:16:18.0 Jim Lankford's Corn Crops Used To Stretch To The White River. Now The River Has Stretched Itself Through His Crops. The River Eroded A New...

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10. Floods Rob Midwest Farms Of Topsoil
2008-07-28 16:16:13.0 Martinsville, Ind. -- Jim Lankford's Corn Crops Used To Stretch To The White River. Now The River Has Stretched Itself Through His Crops.

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