With the renewed interest in soil health, there is a demand for more information on the importance of organic matter to the productivity of soils. The purpose of this website is to supply this demand with information as specific as possible to the conditions within Columbia Basin agriculture.
The Basics
1. Add organic matter; manure, compost, residues, cover crops
2. Stop soil erosion
3. Minimize tillage
4. Avoid erosion
Workshops and Field days
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Quick links to related pages on this site
+ Soil Quality + Alternative soil ammendments + Mustard green manures + Cover crops +
Links off of this site
+ Soil Conditioning Index + Washington Organic Recycling Council + Synergy Resource Solutions, Inc. (source for soil quality assessment tools and information), NRCS Soil Quality (Test kit guide), Minnesota Soil Management Series
Questions?
Contact Andy McGuire Lauzier Agricultural Systems Educator WSU Extension Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources
PO Box 37 (35 C St NW) Ephrata, WA 98823 509.754.2011 ext. 413
509.754.0163 fax
amcguire@wsu.edu
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