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[Link] ‘Profitable farming and conservation can go hand in hand’

https://www.farmersguardian.com/news/4085252/profitable-farming-conservation-hand-hand

A Gloucestershire farm profile explores how conservation and enterprise diversification can support profitability when environmental management is tre…

KindHarvest February 2, 2022

[Link] Diversifying crop rotation improves soil, reduces fertilizer costs

https://phys.org/news/2022-02-diversifying-crop-rotation-soil-fertilizer.html

South Dakota survey and field-trial results suggest longer crop rotations can improve yields and reduce fertiliser costs, although markets and local c…

KindHarvest February 1, 2022

[Link] Using chickens, pigs and sheep to save your soil

https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/crops/field-crops/using-chickens-pigs-and-sheep-to-save-your-soil/

A South African fruit grower is trialling sheep, pigs and chickens to replace herbicide, manage weeds and build ground cover—an honest case study wi…

KindHarvest February 1, 2022

[Link] 5 things you need to know about regenerative agriculture

https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/business-management/agricultural-transition/5-things-you-need-to-know-about-regenerative-agriculture

Regenerative agriculture is better understood as a set of context-dependent principles and measurable outcomes than as one fixed recipe or universally…

KindHarvest January 31, 2022

[Link] How direct drilling slashed fuel costs by 30% on Lincs farm

https://www.fwi.co.uk/arable/land-preparation/ploughing-cultivation/how-direct-drilling-slashed-fuel-costs-by-30-on-lincs-farm

A Lincolnshire farm’s move to direct drilling cut calculated fuel use by 30% and cultivation time by 23%, while highlighting the value of flexible m…

KindHarvest January 31, 2022

[Link] Being a Water Watcher Comes Natural for This Florida Grower

https://www.growingproduce.com/production/being-a-water-watcher-comes-natural-for-this-florida-grower/

A Florida multicrop farm is using grid soil tests, tissue sampling, targeted fertiliser, moisture probes and cover crops to reduce nitrogen and water …

KindHarvest January 31, 2022

[Link] Nutrient Loss Threat: Illinois agriculture continues to battle nutrient pollution

https://www.wglt.org/illinois/2022-01-26/nutrient-loss-threat-illinois-agriculture-continues-to-battle-nutrient-pollution

Illinois has struggled to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus losses despite long-running targets, highlighting the need for flexible farm practices, adequ…

KindHarvest January 27, 2022

[Link] Olsons take on cover crops, no-till in northwestern Minnesota

https://www.farmprogress.com/cover-crops/olsons-take-cover-crops-no-till-northwestern-minnesota

A northwestern Minnesota family moved 2,300 acres to no-till and gradually added cover crops, using small trials, early establishment and crop diversi…

KindHarvest January 27, 2022

[Link] Ground cover essential to prevent wind erosion

https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/7594638/ground-cover-essential-to-prevent-wind-erosion/

Reports of wind erosion in Western Australia’s grainbelt prompted a reminder that standing stubble and living ground cover are the first defence aga…

KindHarvest January 27, 2022

[Link] Young farmers tell of the advantages of being better stewards of the land

https://www.aberdeennews.com/story/news/local/2022/01/25/young-farmers-tell-advantages-being-better-stewards-land/6582427001/

A panel of young South Dakota farmers described stewardship as a whole-farm discipline involving soil cover, biological function, livestock, business …

KindHarvest January 25, 2022

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