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Recycled Phosphorus Inputs for Organic Field Crops

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Dr. Joanne Thiessen Martens, University of Manitoba, and Dr. Henry Wilson, AAFC – Brandon, are exploring the potential for developing high-phosphorus organic fertilizers by co-composting nutrient-rich organic materials like green bin/food waste with P-rich mineral waste products like struvite.

In this podcast, Jordan Marr talks with Dr. Thiessen Martens about the phosphorus problem on organic farms and how her research on recycled inputs could benefit both crop agronomy and the environment.

Read about this research on the Organic Science Cluster 4 website

This research is part of Organic Science Cluster 4, co-managed by the Organic Federation of Canada and the Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada at Dalhousie University and supported by the AgriScience Program under Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership together with over 80 funding partners. 

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