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How soil biology can ward off pests and disease - but should we buy it in?

Promoting diverse colonies of soil biology to improve plant health is something most regenerative farming systems are based around. And while biology cannot offer consistent control of pests or disease like an agrochemical might, its use is an important piece of the integrated crop management puzzle.

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How soil biology can ward off pests and disease - but should we buy it in?

Joel Williams, independent soil health educator told Groundswell that focusing on soil biology and crop nutrition for pest and disease management were not ‘fringe ideas for alternative thinking' or ‘woo...

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