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    soil health management

    There has been a lot of talk recently about the old practise of incorporating legumes into the soil.

    http://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/Publications.htm?seq_no_115=222066

    An increase in the SOC pool within the root zone by 1 t C ha-1 yr-1 can enhance food production in developing countries by 30-50 Mt yr-1 including 24-40 Mt yr-1 of cereal and legumes, and 6-10 Mt yr-1 of roots and tubers, while also improving ecosystem services and ensuring sustainable use of soil resources, SOC sequestration also mitigates global warming by off-setting fossil fuel emissions and improving water quality by reducing non-point source pollution.


    While improving ecosystem services and ensuring sustainable use of soil resources, SOC sequestration also mitigates global warming by off-setting fossil fuel emissions and improving water quality by reducing non-point source pollution.
    Then there is this one from USask

    http://www.kis.usask.ca/pdfs/Forage_Project/Forage_Industry_Map.pdf

    A chart showing some of the value of having forages in the rotation, or in the wild pasture.

    Has anyone any other references on this topic?

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    Good idea...thanks.

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