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Why treating soil acidity crop by crop is no longer enough for prairie farmers

To protect their future harvests, Western Canadian farmers need to manage soil acidity across their entire multiyear rotation rather than crop by crop, long-term research from the University of Alberta suggests.

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Western Canadian farmers must manage soil acidity across their entire multiyear crop rotation instead of treating each crop separately, according to long‑term research from the University of Alberta. The study examined how modern farming practices influence soil pH, the resulting effects on crop production, and strategies to address these changes before they become serious. Researchers found that proactively maintaining optimal soil pH throughout the rotation benefits all crops in the sequence. The findings are published in the Canadian Journal of Plant Science.

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