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Importance of Soil Organic Matter

Well, this is National Soil Conservation Week. Tom Goddard, who is a policy advisor with Alberta Agriculture’s environmental stewardship division, says, when it comes to soil, it’s all about the organic matter.
 
Interview with Tom Goddard (1:16 minutes) (598 Kb)
 
Alberta Agriculture policy advisor Tom Goddard.
 
And a reminder you can listen to Call of the Land on your mobile device using the new Call of the Land App. It’s available for free from iTunes and the Google Play Store. 
 
Source: Agriculture and Rural Development

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