Day: <span>January 14, 2022</span>

[Link] Small grains could be a viable third crop in the Midwest

https://www.agupdate.com/iowafarmertoday/news/crop/small-grains-could-be-viable-third-crop-in-the-midwest/article_393a7f42-6e4b-11ec-bac4-0fa0eec566f9.html

Hybrid rye, oats and other small grains may add revenue and rotation diversity in corn–soybean country, while improving soil cover and creating mana…

KindHarvest January 14, 2022

[Link] Farms need wild space

https://www.panna.org/blog/farms-need-wild-space

An Iowa farmer argues that fence lines, thickets and other untidy corners have value as habitat—and that not every part of a farm must be measured o…

KindHarvest January 14, 2022

[Link] Why a regenerative farmer chose a rotation with no break crops

https://www.fwi.co.uk/arable/crop-selection/rotations/why-regen-farmer-opted-for-a-rotation-with-no-break-crops

An Oxfordshire grower is trialling a wheat-led rotation that uses cover crops, a legume wholecrop, manure and lower-disturbance establishment in place…

KindHarvest January 14, 2022