Taking Soil & Plant Tissue Samples
Season 1, Episode 3
DESCRIPTION
Organic grain expert Joanne Thiessen Martens talks about taking soil samples and plant tissue samples and how it can help you make management decisions on your farm.
(33.25 minutes) July 21, 2019
RESOURCES
The following from Pivot and Grow: https://pivotandgrow.com/resources/grain-resources/grain-production/
Green Manure Toolkit
Crop Rotation Fact Sheet
Soil Fertility Resources on Pivot and Grow
GUEST BIO
Joanne Thiessen Martens grew up on a small mixed farm at Austin, Manitoba. She earned a B. Sc. In Agroecology at the University of Manitoba in 1999 and has since been working in the area of sustainable and ecological agriculture. For much of this time, Joanne has been a part of Dr. Martin Entz’s research team in the Department of Plant Science at the University of Manitoba. Her recent areas of focus include cover cropping, integrated crop-livestock systems, and farming systems design.
The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Manitoba Organics.