Farming Phosphorus

Resources links

Learn more about struvite from the Manitoba Cooperator:

https://www.manitobacooperator.ca/news-opinion/news/struvite-fertilizer-from-winnipeg-sewers/

Organic Federation Canada published a detailed article on Phosphorus cycling in organic systems that can be found here:

https://mailchi.mp/organicfederation/phosphorousstruvite

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Guest bio  

Ian and Jo-Anne Cushon, along with their son Liam, operate Moose Creek Organic Farm at Oxbow, Saskatchewan.   The farm is in southeast Saskatchewan in the thin black soil zone.  The primary crops grown are wheat, oats, flax, hemp, and alfalfa seed. Ian started farming in 1981 and began converting to organic farming in 1985. After 30 years of organic farming, protecting and improving the soil and managing fertility with crop rotations and off-farm inputs on 5000 acres, requires continued learning, experimentation and lots of patience.