{"id":168848,"date":"2022-03-15T22:37:56","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T22:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lactanet.ca\/?p=168848"},"modified":"2022-03-30T19:01:11","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T19:01:11","slug":"improving-soil-health-to-increase-farm-profitability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lactanet.ca\/en\/improving-soil-health-to-increase-farm-profitability\/","title":{"rendered":"Improving Soil Health to Increase Farm Profitability"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"168848\" class=\"elementor elementor-168848\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41574ab4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41574ab4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-723fec73\" data-id=\"723fec73\" data-element_type=\"column\" id=\"leftColumn\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6851455d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6851455d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Improving Soil Health to Increase Farm Profitability<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66b9ca77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"66b9ca77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-b7b28e2 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmars 15, 2022\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51b3075a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51b3075a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW166384256 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166384256 BCX8\">It is now a given that cow comfort is one of the most important elements to consider in improving the profitability of dairy farms. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-632d6ee4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"632d6ee4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"955\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/lactanet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/mais_cover.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-168723\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lactanet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/mais_cover.jpg 955w, https:\/\/lactanet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/mais_cover-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lactanet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/mais_cover-768x417.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 955px) 100vw, 955px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee372f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee372f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Photo credit: Denis Ruel<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a209e93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a209e93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW153837293 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153837293 BCX8\">Some say that soil health is the animal comfort of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153837293 BCX8\">today.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153837293 BCX8\"> The<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153837293 BCX8\"> importance of soil health is becoming well known. It has long been known to be better for the environment, but there is a growing understanding of its positive impact on farm profitability in the short, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153837293 BCX8\">medium,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW153837293 BCX8\"> and long term.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW153837293 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-965929b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"965929b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Soil Health? <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52cb9061 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52cb9061\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The health of a soil considers its physical, chemical, and biological quality. From a physical point of view, we are looking for well-structured soil without compaction, and with an adequate surface drainage. On the chemical side, we want a good relative pH and the necessary nutrients for our plants to grow well. For the biological aspect, we aim to have a soil full of life with a good quantity of organic matter.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There are several practices that can improve soil health. Good crop rotation and liming are probably among the most important. We could compare soils to solar panels: we want to capture as much energy as possible from the plants so that, in return, they give us a product to harvest and\/or organic matter to feed the soil. When we see bare soil or empty corn rows, we should see it as an opportunity, and consider the use of a <\/span>cover crop<span data-contrast=\"auto\">. In addition to providing organic matter, cover crops also improve soil structure, surface drainage, bearing capacity, and fertility. Of course, we must not forget that perennial forages also have a huge positive impact on soil health, since they are present year-round and capture a maximum of energy from the sun (<strong>Figure 1<\/strong>). In return, they not only give us yield, but also an impressive number of roots that feed the soil.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d40e79e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d40e79e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\tFigure 1. This figure demonstrates the positive effect of perennial plants on the amount of energy absorbed from the sun.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-379add61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"379add61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"592\" height=\"189\" src=\"https:\/\/lactanet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Article-JP_Graphique_EN.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-168858\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lactanet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Article-JP_Graphique_EN.jpg 592w, https:\/\/lactanet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Article-JP_Graphique_EN-300x96.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51af5849 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51af5849\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Special thanks to Marie-No\u00eblle Thivierge for the graph.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-194fe35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"194fe35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW46582093 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart CommentHighlightPipeClicked CommentHighlightClicked SCXW46582093 BCX8\">The result of a healthy soil? More yields, with less variability<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightClicked SCXW46582093 BCX8\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightClicked SCXW46582093 BCX8\"> and fewer inputs. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightClicked SCXW46582093 BCX8\">It&#8217;s that simple!<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightClicked SCXW46582093 BCX8\">!<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP CommentHighlightPipeClicked SCXW46582093 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54f73208 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54f73208\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">It Pays Off to Be Well Surrounded<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55b90f93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55b90f93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW115255376 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115255376 BCX8\">I<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115255376 BCX8\">f you want to improve the health of your soils, don&#8217;t do it alone! Ask your <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW115255376 BCX8\">agr<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW115255376 BCX8\">o<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115255376 BCX8\">-environmental advisors to help guide you through the process. They will also be able to help you find the various grants available in your region<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115255376 BCX8\"> that can help further invest in your fields<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115255376 BCX8\">. Surrounding yourself with the right people is a worthwhile investment!<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW115255376 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-329e8998\" data-id=\"329e8998\" data-element_type=\"column\" id=\"rightColumn\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c4f3706 hideOnPdf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c4f3706\" 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src=\"https:\/\/lactanet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/jean-philippe-laroche-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lactanet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/jean-philippe-laroche-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lactanet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/jean-philippe-laroche-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lactanet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/jean-philippe-laroche.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-author-name\"> \n\t\t\t\t\t\tPar <span class=\"name\">Jean-Philippe Laroche<\/span>, <span class=\"title\"> agr., M. Sc.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-author-resume\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJean-Philippe who grew up on a dairy farm is particularly interested in forage valorization by ruminants. 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