Triage, Triage, Triage…or the medical term for “setting priorities” Ok, so here is a stupid question. How important is it to take someone’s body temperature when you are assessing their overall health? Well that depends, doesn’t it. If the patient is at the doctor’s office for flu-like symptoms, then taking someone’s body temperature is pretty important. However, if the patient is in the Emergency Room with a severed arm and bleeding profusely, then taking their temperature is probably not high on the priority list. The same can be said …
A quest to improve soil health
A couple of weeks ago, I had the privilege of participating in an expert panel on soil health. The goal of the expert panel was to identify a tool that can be used to project soil health improvements as farmers adopt new agronomic practices.Much is being written and said about soil health these days. It seems like every agricultural magazine and website has at least one article on soil health. There is a constant stream of advice about how agronomic practices like cover crops and no-till can improve soil health. There is also an abundance …