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Coley Burgess replied to the discussion Biochar Production & Application in the forum Regenerative Agriculture 3 years ago
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1) Do you produce it yourself? If so, how? Or do you purchase it? If so, where? Local producers/dealers or regional/national distributors?
We produce it ourselves. It’s a pretty crude methodology though. I cut the top out of an old 500g diesel tank and we just get a fire started and continue to load wood on top of the coals, and at the end…
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Brian Dougherty replied to the discussion Cover crops in small grains, 13-15 inch (330-380 mm) rainfall in the forum Cover Crops 3 years ago
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Hi Craig, red clover tends to yield the best here in the Midwest but may not be as suitable in your environment? The broadleaf herbicide program would probably need to be changed to accommodate the clover. First year it shouldn’t interfere with harvest but the second year it might need to be terminated or at least suppressed chemically. I…
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Julia Dakin replied to the discussion Genetics and nutrient density, disease resistence in the forum Vegetables 3 years ago
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There is a formula for how fast a population can change:
Genetic diversity of starting population
x
intensity of selection pressure
x
size of population.
However, the intensity factor has something like a bell curve– if you get too intense without a big enough population size, you’ll lose genetic diversity and set things back.
High diversity…
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Steve Slape replied to the discussion Genetics and nutrient density, disease resistence in the forum Vegetables 3 years ago
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I’m really enjoying this conversation thanks Julia. Do you know how many generations it takes for a plant to change its expression be it environmental low input system and epigenetic? I keep sorta coming across the 3rd generation but that’s mainly animal behaviour and possibly some human health stuff.
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Craig Madsen started the discussion Cover crops in small grains, 13-15 inch (330-380 mm) rainfall in the forum Cover Crops 3 years ago
Cover crops in small grains, 13-15 inch (330-380 mm) rainfall
I am looking for ideas on a legume cover crop that can be seeded with spring wheat that will stay below the canopy of the wheat so it will not interfere with harvest. We get most of our moisture in the winter and early spring. One option is to terminate the cover crop in the spring prior to planting spring grain. Another option is to cut…
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