Salt of the Earth

If you've driven by farm fields in the upper Midwest and noticed white, chalky soil that seems out of place and doesn't seem to go away,then you've seen soil salinity. It's an indication of too much salt in the soil,and it can ruin crops or make it virtually impossible to grow a productive crop. This documentary explores the cause of salinity and the potential solutions, some of which can be controversial. This provocative documentary informs both as a cautionary tale and also as an educational tool for farmers, soil scientist and ordinary citizens.

[@MistressOP]

yikes. these guys farming practices are not good. cover crop, keep everything growing and get off synthetic fertilizer. Avoid irrigation by using your cover crop to capture that water and get your organic levels up. One of the saddest thing in farming is how expensive it is to become a farmer. you deal with multiple generation of farming and not everyone has the talent or patiences for it. so they rent out there land and work a bit of it. then you get this crap. instead of making the changes that need to happen in farming practices you just see everyone doing MIckyD.. farming from a bottle.

[@HydroluisDrainage]

Excellent video

[@wilecatrexy]

To start with, stop tilling. Turning the soil then leaving the soil exposed basically destroy the quality of the soil. Switch to no-till growing.

[@MistressOP]

part of the problem is people..... who are multiple generation farmers who may or may not have actual talent at farming. Who have grown accustom to the MickyD style farming instead of really listening to the land. So, few people who have actual talent can afford to get into farming. It's just so dang expensive.

[@Peter-ob6ue]

@@MistressOP The early pioneer's ripped out all the trees which in turn raised the ground water

[@Peter-ob6ue]

Plant saltbush and succulents to rid the salt. You must plant groves of trees to lower the water table . It's a 25 year fix

[@alimomali9753]

Salinity is not an eminence, but on the contrary, it has many benefits in agriculture

[@Y.A.B]

No More Saulty Soil

[@amitrakshe5773]

How about making trenches of 10 feet

[@السيدحيدرالغرابي-ث4ص]

السلام عليكم هل يمكن توفر الفديو مع الترجمه للعربيه مع الشكر

[@stardust6643]

learn English plz, This salt problem is what caused the Sumerian empire to collapse هذه المشکلة مع الملح فی التراب دلّ علی الانقراض التمدن السومری فی الشط العرب سبع آلاف سنین قبل

[@alimomali9753]

ما تحتاج ترجمه لانها كلها كذب في كذب وتزوير للواقع والماضي والمستقبل،، ملاحظه،،،، الرجاء نزع العمامه لانكم عار عليها وتجي بون فقط لها المسبه، فلعنه الله على صنمي الشنيعة عموري الحرامي وقداوي السطل الحرامي

[@andyk7544]

Lol how long will that plastic drain tile last. What happens to our health when that breaks down in the soil. Listen to Dr. Jaradat, change the plant not the soil. Piddling around in the muck is what that amounts to.

[@shemmac4700]

Interesting

[@perrytheplatypus199]

Population is the major issue