Compost is the best source of stable organic matter, improves soil structure, increases crop disease resistance, and ensures more stable crop yields. But as a farmer, how do you start farm composting?...
Soil and compost quality measurement
...s are difficult to see but leave a jagged line pattern on the leaves.Step 2: Prune and compost trimmingsThe best way to control the pest is, in addition to observing it, at ...
...althy soil. This engine is kept running by adding stable organic matter such as farmyard manure and compost, but roots, root exudates, green cover crop residues and crop residues such as straw also...
ILVO investigates how organic residue streams can be processed (composting, fermentation,...) before being applied to the soil.
Composting
...esidues left behind on the field or indirectly via external organic material such as animal manure, compost, wood chips, etc. Through soil life, this fresh organic material is converted partly into...
On ILVO's trial fields, the use of slurry, manure, compost, green cover crops, and soil cultivation are studied through multi-year trials.