Welcome to episode 177 of Growers Daily!

We cover: if compost counts as a crop in a rotation, ants, and crop planning tips for a CSA.

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OAK Event in Lexington: https://ccd.uky.edu/mwcfd

Compost and disease suppression: https://sci-hub.se/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rhisph.2020.100192

And another disease and suppression article: https://19january2017snapshot.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-08/documents/disease.pdf

Some animals in the US that will eat ants: https://tpwd.texas.gov/education/resources/keep-texas-wild/awesome-ants/student-research-pages-ants-animals-and-us

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