Instant Insights: Regenerative Techniques to Improve Soil Health

Chapter 1 - Safe and sustainable use of bio-based fertilizers in agricultural production systems: April Leytem, Robert Dungan, Mindy Spiehs and Dan Miller, United States Department of Agriculture, USA; * 1 Introduction * 2 Risk factors associated with utilizing bio-based fertilizers in agricultural production * 3 Case study: intensive dairy production in the northwest United States * 4 Conclusion * 5 Future trends in research * 6 References

Chapter 2 - Assessing the effects of compost on soil health: Cristina Lazcano, University of California-Davis, USA; Charlotte Decock, California Polytechnic State University, USA; Connie T. F. Wong, University of California-Davis, USA; and Kamille Garcia-Brucher, California Polytechnic State University, USA; * Cover * 1 Introduction * 2 Why compost? * 3 Effects of compost on soil nutrient cycling * 4 Effects of compost on soil hydraulic properties * 5 Effect of compost on crop productivity * 6 Effects of compost on soil biodiversity * 7 Effects of compost on environmental quality * 8 The use of compost to improve soil health in annual crops: a case study with strawberries * 9 The use of compost to improve soil health, sequester carbon and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in perennial crops: a case stu * 10 Conclusion * 11 Where to look for further information * 12 References

Chapter 3 - Service crops as a source of nitrogen in temperate Europe: Iris Vogeler, Aarhus University, Denmark and Christian-Albrechts University, Germany; Peter Sørensen and Ingrid K. Thomsen, Aarhus University, Denmark; and Friedhelm Taube, Christian-Albrechts University, Germany; * 1 Introduction * 2 Service crops in rotation with cash crops * 3 Service crops intercropped with cash crops * 4 Effects of service crops on yields * 5 Residual effects of service crops * 6 Nitrate leaching * 7 Conclusion * 8 Where to look for further information * 9 References

Chapter 4 - The role of crop rotations in optimizing nitrogen use efficiency in organic farming: Lucie Chmelíková and Kurt-Jürgen Hülsbergen, Technical University of Munich, Germany; and Sebastian Wolfrum, Technical University of Munich, Germany, and Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture, Germany; * 1 Introduction * 2 Crop rotations and nitrogen flows in organic farming * 3 Assessing nitrogen flows and nitrogen use efficiency in organic farming: case study * 4 Assessing nitrogen flows and nitrogen use efficiency in organic farming: results * 5 Improving the use of rotations to optimize nitrogen flows and nitrogen use efficiency * 6 Conclusion * 7 Future trends * 8 Where to look for further information * 9 References