[Link] The huge benefits of multi-species swards
Letting the cows into the multi-species sward one day last week, the air was filled with a lush swishing as they charged into what looks like a field …
[Link] The Synergy Between Holistically Managed Grazing and Syntropic Agriculture
Holistically managed grazing is a time and space dynamic, which ecology essentially is, but it is a savannah ecology essentially, it is grassland mana…
[Link] MEET THE REGENERATIVE FARMER – TIM MAY
We visit Kingsclere Estates in North Hampshire to meet Regenerative Farmer Tim May, to learn more about his sustainable model of share farming and lan…
[Link] [Podcast] Why No-Till Benefits Birds with Kelly VanBeek
Discussing which no-till fields provide the best habitats for songbirds, what cover crops are most hospitable to birds and finding a balance between p…
[Link] Northern Illinois ‘Google farmer’ researches regenerative approach
Matt Gehrke is sometimes surprised he could have farmed 240 acres of land in northern Illinois for so many years and known so little about soil.
[Link] Time to address soil compaction in grassland
“I would rather farmers had a management regime which did not rely on machinery – which in my view is the last option,” he says.
[Link] Highland farm grazes cattle unfenced with GPS collars
The Girvans of Corrimony Farm, near Drumnadrochit, Inverness, could not graze cattle on their unfenced hill without such innovative technology.
[Link] Bigger tires are better for Pa. farmer
“We no-till, manage a lot of manure, and I didn't want compaction. That's why we went that route,” he says.
[Link] Burning stalks: What does it really cost?
https://www.farmprogress.com/penton_modal/nojs/print/445485
Experts say burning crop residue eliminates a precious opportunity to improve soil organic matter content and potentially can lead to substantial nutr…
[Link] Prairie strips prevent soil erosion, help pollinators
Five years ago, four prairie strips were planted on the Stoffel farm. The foundation has been working alongside Iowa State University to build awaren…