Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Dec 5

Its nice to encouraging stories like this - and exciting.

Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/05/agriculture-revolution-soil-farming-earth-rover-program?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

#SustainableFarming #AppliedScience #ecosystems #soil #SoilStructure

Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture

I knew that a revolution in our understanding of soil could change the world. Then came a eureka moment – and the birth of the Earth Rover Program, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian
NIOO-KNAWOct 6
New publication: Bio-organic #fertilizer amendment helps suppress #tomato bacterial #wiltdisease by improving aggregation and enhancing the pathogen inhibition capacity within micro-aggregates. #fertilizeramendment #soilstructure
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-025-01941-1
Technische Universität MünchenMay 3, 2024

Researchers show that #GlobalWarming has a negative impact on the humus content, #soilstructure and #nitrogen storage of mountain meadows, which could affect their role as water reservoirs and producers of high-quality animal feed: http://go.tum.de/484196

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Climate change threatens mountain meadows

Mountain meadows suffer from climate change: TUM study shows that humus and nitrogen levels in the Alps are falling. Organic fertilization could help.