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[Link] Considerations for improving soil health

https://www.farmanddairy.com/columns/considerations-for-improving-soil-health/725933.html

Soil health depends on chemical, physical and biological function; grazing management, continuous cover and avoiding compaction can improve all three.

KindHarvest Team July 14, 2022

[Link] Fungicide resistance growing concern for soybean researchers

https://kindharvest.ag/deconstructing-disease/

Soybean pathologists warned that resistance to major fungicide groups was spreading, increasing the value of scouting, resistant varieties and crop ro…

KindHarvest Team July 14, 2022

[Link] Biological products: The new tool of agriculture

https://uwagnews.com/2022/07/07/biological-products-the-new-tool-of-agriculture/

Biological inputs include biostimulants and biopesticides, but variable field performance means farmers should understand the product, test locally an…

KindHarvest Team July 11, 2022

[Link] High input costs, low availability complicate late-planting decisions

https://www.farmprogress.com/sorghum/high-input-costs-low-availability-complicate-late-planting-decisions

During the 2022 Texas drought, late-planted sorghum remained possible in some areas, but moisture, maturity, input availability, markets and insurance…

KindHarvest Team July 11, 2022

[Link] Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture Supported by Promising Non-Destructive Sensors

https://www.technologynetworks.com/applied-sciences/news/food-security-and-sustainable-agriculture-supported-by-promising-non-destructive-sensors-363163

A 2022 scientific review examined minimally invasive sensors that read plant hormones, electrical signals and airborne compounds to detect stress earl…

KindHarvest Team June 30, 2022

[Link] Deconstructing Disease

https://www.advancingecoag.com/deconstructing-disease-john-kempf

John Kempf revisits the plant disease triangle and argues that host condition, the microbiome and the plant’s internal environment deserve more atte…

KindHarvest Team June 30, 2022

[Link] Working With Nature to Benefit Farm, Family and Land

https://practicalfarmers.org/2022/06/working-with-nature-to-benefit-farm-family-and-land/

The Gilbert family’s diversified Iowa farm combines rotations, livestock, no-till, grazing, buffers and a restored wetland to meet production, famil…

KindHarvest Team June 30, 2022

[Link] Climate-Friendly Practices Can Increase Crop Yields, Study Shows

https://kindharvest.ag/study-less-is-more-when-it-comes-to-chemical-fertilizer/

Long-term experiments found that diverse rotations, legumes and organic amendments can maintain or improve yields while reducing fertiliser and herbic…

KindHarvest Team June 29, 2022

[Link] Are farmers nearing the end of an era with herbicides?

https://kindharvest.ag/research-shows-cover-crop-biomass-helps-control-tough-weeds/

Weed scientists reported increasing Palmer amaranth resistance to dicamba and other herbicides, reinforcing the need for diverse, monitored weed-manag…

KindHarvest Team June 29, 2022

[Link] How to Fix Clay Soil

https://kindharvest.ag/considerations-for-improving-soil-health/

Clay soils can hold water and nutrients yet still restrict roots and infiltration; aggregation, continuous cover and soil organisms help rebuild pore …

KindHarvest Team June 29, 2022

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