Day: November 16, 2020

[Link] Adaptive Multi-Paddock Grazing Lowers Soil Greenhouse Gas Emission Potential by Altering Extracellular Enzyme Activity

Adaptive multi-paddock (AMP) grazing is a form of rotational grazing in which small paddocks are grazed with high densities of livestock for short per…

KindHarvest Team November 16, 2020

[Link] Push to early sowing could see more crop viruses

Early sowing has been one of the main drivers of increased yield in recent years but it also means a higher risk of crop viruses.

KindHarvest Team November 16, 2020

[Link] Investigating the Use of Hairy Vetch Cover Crop as an Integrated Approach to Manage Powdery Mildew in Winter Squash – Rodale Institute

Intensive fungicide programs can effectively manage this disease, but these programs can be time-consuming and costly. Fungicide options to manage pow…

KindHarvest Team November 16, 2020

[Link] National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance Announces Regeneration Nation

In support of alfalfa farmers and the benefits the crop provides to the dairy industry, the environment and a farmer’s return on investment, NAFA is…

KindHarvest Team November 16, 2020

[Link] Steve Groff and the Future-Proof Farm

For this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter, we welcome Holtwood, Pennsylvania no-tiller Steve Groff to discuss his book,…

KindHarvest Team November 16, 2020

[Link] How can I use cover crops to quickly build soil organic matter and fertility in order to grow a cash crop?

would recommend growing cover crops on the plot for at least a full year before planting your cash crops. Alternatively, you could plant half the plot…

KindHarvest Team November 16, 2020

[Link] Farmers Say Cover Crops Cut Costs

At University of Arkansas Field Trip, farmers explain how cover crops have helped their operations.

KindHarvest Team November 16, 2020

[Link] From Wild to Wheat

Providing new disease resistance genes from wild relatives and better access to those genes for breeders.

KindHarvest Team November 16, 2020

[Link] Legume-oilseed intercropping in mechanised broadacre agriculture

Intercropping aims to exploit complementary and facilitative interactions between species to improve capture and efficiency in the use of resources,

KindHarvest Team November 16, 2020