Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Soil Health Lab presentation: frequent testing, cover crops and regenerative practices can cut fertilizer use
Summary
Eric Morgan of the Soil Health Lab told the panel that standardized soil nitrate testing and regenerative practices (cover crops, soil health focus) have allowed some growers to reduce applied nitrogen substantially; he described sampling protocols (12 cores, two‑foot depth, 20 ppm thresholds) and economic examples.
Eric Morgan, representing the Soil Health Lab, told the panel that detailed soil nitrate testing and a regenerative approach to fertility can materially reduce the amount of nitrogen growers need to apply. "We cut the fertility budget in half," he said of a commercial example, adding that one citrus grower was producing with about 30 pounds of applied N per year because the soil was supplying much of the crop's needs.
Morgan outlined the laboratory…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
