Extension Resources - Soils - Composting

• NEW!! Queen of Compost: Dr. Elaine Ingham (Rodale)
• NEW!! Worm compost can suppress plant disease, regulate nutrients, research finds (Cornell)
• NEW!! Vermicompost Beneficial for Organically Grown Tomatoes (Science Daily)
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• NEW!! Composting to Reduce Weed Seeds and Plant Pathogens (eXtension)
• NEW!! Making and Using Compost for Organic Farming (eXtension)

• Compost Production and Use in Sustainable Farming Systems (Centre for Environmental Farming Systems)
• Increasing phosphorus availability through green manure, composted manure and rock phosphate (OACC)
• Manual of On-Farm Vermicomposting and Vermiculture (OACC)
• Manure Composting as a Pathogen Reduction Strategy (OMAFRA)
• Manure Composting Manual (Alberta)
• The Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service Organic Research Forum 2010
  • Disease Suppressive Soils and Composts: What does the Science Tell Us? Part 1 (PDF 1.7MB) & Part 2 (PDF 1.8MB)
• Production of Novel High Quality Horticultural Growing Media (OACC)

• Sustainable Organic Vegetable Systems: Evaluating Green Manure and Biowaste Composts (OACC)
• Temporary field storage of solid manure or prescribed materials(OMAFRA)
• U of G licenses new organic blends to Forterra (Greenhouse Canada)
• Vermicasting (or Vermicomposting): Processing Organic Wastes Through Earthworms (OMAFRA)

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