[Link] What benefits do trees offer to livestock systems?
Trees offer animals huge benefits, according to Lindsay Whistance, senior livestock researcher at the Organic Research Centre. She sets out the value …
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[Link] Progressive Farmers Look At More Than Just Water During The Drought
McKinley Smoot is a rancher with a 150-acre lease in Peoa. He said he’s conserving water with a sustainable practice called mult-paddock grazing, wh…
[Link] From Ag Chemical Supplier to Regenerative Organic Strawberry Grower
Regenerative Agriculture Consultant, Josh Young, shares his unique path that led him to explore and implement regenerative practices.
[Link] How to attract dung beetles to your livestock farm
Dung beetle populations in the UK are in trouble, says farmer and entomologist Sally-Ann Spence. These insects play a vital role in livestock systems …
[Link] Which Crops Can Survive Drought? Nanosensors May Offer Clues
The technique can be used to track how water flows through plants—which could be key to breeding more resilient crops in an increasingly hot, dry cl…
[Link] STUDY: COVER CROP ADOPTION IS LEVELING OFF IN SOME MIDWESTERN STATES
“We now have the ability to look at that adoption rate for cover crop plantings and what we’re finding is that since 2015, while cover crop acres …
[Link] Put numbers to soil moisture to make management calls easier
How many times has this happened in your neighborhood? Someone says, “That field is almost ready to plant. I will run the vertical-till tool over i…
North Dakota Grazing Coalition’s Summer Tour shows resilience of rotational grazing
The topic of drought was brought up on several occasions throughout the tour, Sand believes his management practices have cushioned the blow of the ad…
[Link] Cover crops’ role in soil health
We’ve found the soil becomes more workable, has less standing water after high rainfall and crops grow for longer as there is more moisture held in …
[Link] Tools for Transitioning to No-till Vegetable Production
Enjoy this tour of Simple Gifts Farm to learn from farm managers Jeremy Barker Plotkin and Dave Tepfer. Jeremy and Dave discuss the practices and tool…
