No-till Farmer recently posted this story that says
Studies Show Bio-solids Can Boost Soil Phosphorus Levels For Years. This is not a big surprise to me. We have hog farmer customers who are in a similar situation. Human Bio-solids and hog manure are similar in nutrient content. The article offers no explanation as to why the bio-solids help maintain higher phosphorus (P) levels in the soil. While I am just speculating, I suspect that the difference is microbes. I think the organic matter added by the bio-solids and manure supports microbes that release P into the soil over the long term. We know that the soil contains P that is locked into silt particles that is unavailable to plants. I suspect the microbes work on the silt particles to release some of that P over time.
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