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Ever wonder about how best to apply liquid manure in a productive, yet environmentally protective no-till way? — A mathematical model, verified against field research, shows that shallow disk injection is best 0

I think about this every time I fertilize my sloping, concrete-hard lawn Fertilizer and manure are prime contributors to water pollution, so the mechanics of dosage, application, and runoff are significant. Al Rotz and colleagues did computer simulations on three different kinds of farms to come up with an answer, insofar as liquid manure from [...]

Strip tillage and fertilization may significantly reduce agricultural contribution to nitrous oxide-caused climatic warming — says University of Missouri study 0

Technique change The University of Missouri’s College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources reported that “strip tillage” is effective in reducing agriculturally-produced nitrous oxide contributions to global warming. Background Nitrous oxide (N20), per molecule, contributes about 300 times more climatic warming effect than CO2 (carbon dioxide).  It is the third most prevalent contributor to global [...]