How to Restore Soil Health the Right Way

How to Restore Soil Health the Right Way

Modern agriculture is straining under its own weight — and the soil is paying the price. Across the U.S., topsoil is washing away, microbial life is disappearing, and farmers are going broke trying to prop up a system that wasn't built to last. What used to be self-sustaining, living ecosystems are now bare, lifeless fields that repel rain instead of absorbing it. When soil biology declines, more water runs off instead of soaking in — a sequence…

Soil health strategy must dig deep, Manitoba farmers warn

Canada’s national soil health strategy must avoid the temptation of easy numbers and build something relevant to farmers, six Manitoba farm groups say.