Using Compost in Agriculture
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| Title: | Using Compost in Agriculture |
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| Description: | Compost restores valuable organic matter to soil, giving the whole farming system a way of closing the cycle of nutrients. Compost returns the biological life, carbon and all the essential plant nutrients to the soil from which they came, restoring vitality and resilience. This guide describes the benefits, guides the use of commercially produced compost and provides instruction for farmers who have the time and equipment to produce compost from organic wastes on their own farm. |
| Authors: | Virginia Brunton |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Soil management--Australia, Organic farming, Compost--Australia--New South Wales |
| Categories: | TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | Compost restores valuable organic matter to soil, giving the whole farming system a way of closing the cycle of nutrients. Compost returns the biological life, carbon and all the essential plant nutrients to the soil from which they came, restoring vitality and resilience. This guide describes the benefits, guides the use of commercially produced compost and provides instruction for farmers who have the time and equipment to produce compost from organic wastes on their own farm. |
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| ISBN: | 9781742565187 9781760582272 |
