Organic markets should be established before changing over is the advice from Stuart Larrson of Mara seeds to large commercial organic farming operations.

Christine Jones says that your soil will retain the equivalent of an extra 2 buckets of water for every 1% increase in carbon in each 1 square metre of soil. Wow! I was bowled over by this information. She says if your soil is compacted and the water lays around or even if your soil is water logged and boggy, the soil will not retain the water. With the increase of carbon in your soil, the soil will become spongy and will absorb and hold more moisture. You will improve the water holding capacity of your soil while maintaining the soil structure.

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Elaine Ingham talks about the different types of nitrogen and the effects that nitrogen has on the soil and soil microbes.
Inorganic nitrogen versus organic nitrogen and which plants require which form of nitrogen. A complex but a very important area for every farmer to understand.

Good soil management returned an
extra 12 weeks of grazing for Phil Gredig. Click to listen and to hear what he did to achieve this compared to his neighbour who used conventional methods.

Listen as Elaine Ingham explains the connection between soil structure and the nature of weeds. What has the lack of oxygen and nitrates do with weeds?

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