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Living on The Land: Soil Health Principles

This publication is part of the Living on the Land series. It provides concise information on to ensure you have healthy, productive soil. Topics include cover crops and role that bacteria, fungi, nematodes and worms play in ...

Brian Tuck | Oct 2015 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

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Estimating Plant-Available Nitrogen from Manure

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