Day: <span>June 15, 2022</span>

[Link] Microgravity irrigation studied for increased water conservation

https://newsroom.nmsu.edu/news/nmsu-professor-working-to-expand-water-use-efficiency-in-southern-new-mexico/s/3784e6e9-fb59-4ba6-8e3b-f4db190f25d1

A New Mexico field trial is testing low-pressure drip irrigation in pecans and chile as a way to conserve water and reduce pumping costs.

KindHarvest June 15, 2022

[Link] Pennycress: The first cash cover crop

https://kindharvest.ag/why-it-pays-to-plant-cover-crops-early/

Pennycress is being developed as a winter cash cover crop that protects soil and produces oilseed before soybeans are planted.

KindHarvest June 15, 2022

[Link] Fertilizer prices are soaring – and that’s an opportunity to promote more sustainable ways of growing crops

https://kindharvest.ag/nature-based-farming-can-cut-fertiliser-use-finds-trial/

A 2022 fertiliser-price shock renewed the case for crop rotations, biological products and farm systems that use synthetic nutrients more efficiently.

KindHarvest June 15, 2022