New publication on how using tarps overwinter as a soil cover influence soil nitrogen and soil water content on organic farms in BC

Newly published study in the Canadian Journal of Soil Science! Fantastic MSc research led by Raelani Kesler, currently a PhD student at UBC, and a culmination of extensive field work conducted on research and working farms across different farming regions of BC.

https://doi.org/10.1139/cjss-2025-0072

Raelani Kesler, Kira Borden, Carson Li, DeLisa Lewis, Maja Krzic, Sue Grayston, and Sean M. Smukler. 2026. Black plastic tarps as overwinter soil cover influence soil nitrogen and soil water content on farms in British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 106: 1-14