Agroforestry, Poultry Litter, and Soil Health

CSA News ◽  
2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
DJ McCauley
Keyword(s):  
Poultry Litter ◽  
Soil Health

scholarly journals Soil bacterial biodiversity is driven by long-term pasture management, poultry litter, and cattle manure inputs

PeerJ ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. e7839 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yichao Yang ◽  
Amanda J. Ashworth ◽  
Jennifer M. DeBruyn ◽  
Cammy Willett ◽  
Lisa M. Durso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Poultry Litter ◽  
Soil Health ◽  
Soil Microbial Communities ◽  
Cattle Manure ◽  
Soil Microbiome ◽  
Pasture Management ◽  
Soil Microbial Community Structure ◽  
Soil Microbial ◽  
The Impact

Soil microorganisms are important for maintaining soil health, decomposing organic matter, and recycling nutrients in pasture systems. However, the impact of long-term conservation pasture management on soil microbial communities remains unclear. Therefore, soil microbiome responses to conservation pasture management is an important component of soil health, especially in the largest agricultural land-use in the US. The aim of this study was to identify soil microbiome community differences following 13-years of pasture management (hayed (no cattle), continuously grazed, rotationally grazed with a fenced, un-grazed and unfertilized buffer strip, and a control (no poultry litter or cattle manure inputs)). Since 2004, all pastures (excluding the control) received annual poultry litter at a rate of 5.6 Mg ha−1. Soil samples were collected at a 0–15 cm depth from 2016–2017 either pre or post poultry litter applications, and bacterial communities were characterized using Illumina 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing. Overall, pasture management influenced soil microbial community structure, and effects were different by year (P < 0.05). Soils receiving no poultry litter or cattle manure had the lowest richness (Chao). Continuously grazed systems had greater (P < 0.05) soil community richness, which corresponded with greater soil pH and nutrients. Consequently, continuously grazed systems may increase soil diversity, owing to continuous nutrient-rich manure deposition; however, this management strategy may adversely affect aboveground plant communities and water quality. These results suggest conservation pasture management (e.g., rotationally grazed systems) may not improve microbial diversity, albeit, buffer strips were reduced nutrients and bacterial movement as evident by low diversity and fertility in these areas compared to areas with manure or poultry litter inputs. Overall, animal inputs (litter or manure) increased soil microbiome diversity and may be a mechanism for improved soil health.

Impact of Cereal+legume Intercropping Systems on Productivity and Soil Health -A Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 274-286
Author(s):  
Ankita Begam ◽  
◽  
Ramyajit Mondal ◽  
Susanta Dutta ◽  
Hirak Banerjee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Health

Organizational and Economic Principles of Agricultural Machinery Use

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-46
Author(s):  
Dmytro Kachan
Keyword(s):  
Quality Indicators ◽  
Soil Health ◽  
Technical Support ◽  
Organizational Forms ◽  
Topical Issue ◽  
Agricultural Machinery ◽  
Labor Costs ◽  
Agricultural Enterprises ◽  
Soil Cultivation ◽  
Agrarian Sector

Abstract Technical support of producers of agrarian products has always been and will remain a topical issue in realities of agrarian sector of Ukraine. In recent years, integrated forms of agricultural enterprises have become more widespread, which make it possible to increase and renew a machine-tractor park of their participants. In course of study four main technologies of soil cultivation and their impact were considered, an amount of necessary machinery and equipment, energy and labor costs, and impact on quality indicators of soil health. Also, main organizational forms of enterprises that provide equipment rental services or perform fieldwork were analyzed. Proposals were made regarding a merger of existing enterprises into agro technical centers, which would increase an efficiency of their functioning and cover functions of regional self-government. Also, the most common forms of machinery usage by agricultural enterprises were considered.

Soil vital signs: A new Soil Quality Index (SQI) for assessing forest soil health

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael C. Amacher ◽  
Katherine P. O'Neil ◽  
Charles H. Perry
Keyword(s):  
Forest Soil ◽  
Soil Quality ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Soil Health ◽  
Vital Signs ◽  
Soil Quality Index

Demonstrating Cover Crop Mixtures on Iowa Farmland:Management, Soil Health, and Water Quality Benefits

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Licht ◽  
Liz Juchems ◽  
Jacqueline Comito ◽  
Matthew Helmers ◽  
Sarah Carlson
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Cover Crop ◽  
Soil Health

Demonstrating Cover Crop Mixtures on Iowa Farmland: Management, Soil Health, and Water Quality Benefits

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Licht ◽  
Liz Juchems ◽  
Jacqueline Comito ◽  
Matthew Helmers ◽  
Sarah Carlson
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Cover Crop ◽  
Soil Health

New ‘PED Talks’ Videos Dig into Soil Health

CSA News ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (12) ◽  
pp. 24-24
Keyword(s):  
Soil Health

Trace Element Speciation in Poultry Litter

2003 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 535 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. P. Jackson ◽  
P. M. Bertsch ◽  
M. L. Cabrera ◽  
J. J. Camberato ◽  
J. C. Seaman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trace Element ◽  
Poultry Litter ◽  
Element Speciation
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