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The products mentioned herein are not endorsed by the Soil and Water Conservation Society unless so stated.* ------------------------------ TOP NEWS ------------------------------ Microbes may be the new gold rush of agriculture <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2173698&messageid=2173698&databaseid=Mailing.DS173698.2173698.156579&serial=17575278&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2020&&&http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=574eff1924528> [image: Share on Facebook] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2173698&messageid=2173698&databaseid=Mailing.DS173698.2173698.156579&serial=17575278&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2021&&&http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=574eff1924528>[image: Twitter] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2173698&messageid=2173698&databaseid=Mailing.DS173698.2173698.156579&serial=17575278&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2022&&&http://twitter.com/?status=http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=574eff1924528>[image: Share on Linkedin] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2173698&messageid=2173698&databaseid=Mailing.DS173698.2173698.156579&serial=17575278&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2023&&&http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=574eff1924528>[image: E-mail article] <http://strongmail1.multiview.com/track?type=click&eas=1&mailingid=2173698&messageid=2173698&databaseid=Mailing.DS173698.2173698.156579&serial=17575278&[log in to unmask]&userid=76865145&targetid=&fl=&extra=MultivariateId=&&&2024&&&http://multibriefs.com/ShareArticle.php?574eff1924528> Southwest Farm Press A growing development in agriculture is beginning to refocus research into microbials in a big way with major agro-industrial giants betting the farm that beneficial soil bacteria and fungi can change the way we farm globally by increasing plant efficiency, ultimately resulting in higher yields and other factors designed to provide positive results for producers. 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For generations, the aquifer provided enough water to sustain the arid farming community. But beginning in 2002, a multiyear drought shrunk the nearby streams and water table. Some wells throughout the valley abruptly stopped working. So the valley's farmers and ranchers decided not to ignore the problem. 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Agriculture can contribute to the solution, according to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. "I say that because there are other industries and other sectors that also have to do their part. But agriculture needs to be part of the solution." 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By some estimates, a single teaspoon — 1 gram — of rich soil can hold up to one billion bacteria, several yards of fungal filaments, several thousand protozoa, and scores of nematodes. Most of these creatures are so exceedingly small that earthworms and millipedes are giants in comparison. Farmers are more interested in how much nitrogen will be released by the microbes and when that nitrogen will be available to the growing plant than they are in the number of bacteria or fungi. But determining the answers to those questions is nearly as difficult as counting the microbes themselves. 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But in California, the No. 1 agriculture state in the nation, it hasn't gotten off the ground. That is beginning to change. 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Conservation of soil and water cannot be the only goal in farming. That's the mantra of Duane Beck, Ph.D., research manager of the Dakota Lakes Research Farm near Pierre, South Dakota. 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The central government will set up a special fund to tackle soil pollution, as well as a separate fund to help upgrade technology and equipment in the heavy metal sector, the cabinet said in a statement on its website. 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On May 25, officials at the Ohio EPA told us how they expect to reach that goal. 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Unfortunately, these two influential lobbies often have been at loggerheads when it comes to water quality. The reason: Cleaning up lakes and rivers will require changes in long-standing agricultural practices to reduce industry runoff, a significant source of water pollution in Minnesota. 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