Source: CORN AND SOYBEAN DIGEST, 2/13/18

Soil organic matter is a primary measure of soil health. The source of soil organic matter is photosynthesis resulting in plant growth – either root or aboveground. Therefore, the organic matter content cannot increase more than the amount of plant growth that can be produced in a year. Let’s just do some basic math assuming all the plant matter gets converted into soil organic matter.

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