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Drought in the US corn belt in 2012 prevented a record grain harvest. Photo: USDA.

The source of increase in agricultural yield has shifted markedly from input intensification to improvement in Total Factor Productivity. Photo Clyde Agriculture

If the soil has a history of undergoing either periodic or ongoing combinations of tilling, leveling, fallow , applications of certain fungicides or planting of non-mycorrhizal crops (e.g. canola), then mycorrhizal populations are often lost or diminished to non-effective levels

Storing water underground is more efficient than saving it in the surface dams, on which Australia currently relies.

The source of increase in agricultural yield has shifted markedly from input intensification to improvement in Total Factor Productivity.

Many agriculture ministers are prepared to make generic claims about the benefits of GM grain varieties to justify government joint venture partnerships with plant breeders.

Maintaining a source of labile carbon throughout the year has multiple benefits for soil health.