ARS Research Prepares Farm Soil During Farming's 'Off-Season' : USDA ARS
ARS Research Prepares Farm Soil During Farming's 'Off-Season' It may be winter, but farmers don't stop growing crops or preparing their soil for future planting – and scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are there - with the farmers - to help. "Climate changes pose significant challenges for many cropping systems," said Tom Sauer, supervisory soil scientist at the ARS National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment (NLAE) in Ames, IA. "Changes in management practices need to be carefully evaluated to build or enhance the resilience of different agroecosystems." Re...
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