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05/24/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Establishing the link between soil health and animal growth: Healthier soils make for healthier animals

A study published in the journal Animal found that healthier soils lead to healthier animals. In the study, a team of researchers at Rothamsted Research looked at how efficiently nutrients are used on a livestock farm, on a field-by-field basis for the first time. The research team also linked soil health to animal growth. In […]

05/03/2018 / By David Williams

New soil science study shows how plants release specific metabolites that enrich productivity

It’s well-understood that most plants rely heavily on the condition of the soil on which they are planted, and that the microbes that are present in the soil itself affect the overall health of the plant as it grows. Now a new study performed by scientists from the Department of Energy‘s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory […]

02/22/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Locally grown and brewed: Foraged beer reconnects brewing with the land

What makes a craft beer truly “locally-made”? For small brewers, it’s using natural ingredients harvested from the immediate surroundings to make foraged beer, reported a Civil Eats article. More than 5,000 American breweries offer locally-crafted beer, but they obtain many of their ingredients from industrialized farms in other states or outside the U.S. In response to […]

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