To tackle food insecurity, @algomau.bsky.social researchers are adapting Amazonian Terra Preta soil methods for Northern Ontario to boost crop yields & enhance sustainability by developing food systems rooted in Indigenous knowledge ➡️ ontariosuniversities.ca/stories/enha...
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@trentuniversity.bsky.social's Small-Scale Farming specialization equips students with hands-on skills in regenerative agriculture, from soil management to harvest to building resilient food systems for Ontario’s future.
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Soybeans & nitrogen? Multi-year Illinois trials show small, inconsistent yield bumps from N. “… yield responses to N decreased as the untreated control yield increased (Figure 1) …”. Details here: tinyurl.com/2s49t39t . Similar story in recent ON trials. #OnAg
'The 2021 Census of Agriculture shows ON is home to a quarter of Canada’s farms, and almost 8% of the country’s farmland. The Ontario Farmland Trust reports the province is losing 319 acres of farmland every day to other uses. At that rate, Ontario will lose all of its farmland in 100 years.’
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