[Link] How do cover crops affect yields? UI researchers put it to the test
Between capturing carbon, producing healthier soil or fighting soil erosion and weeds, cover crops have several proven growth and conservation benefit…
[Link] Cover crop strategy reduces feed costs
For livestock producers, using animals to harvest cover crops rather than equipment has huge cost savings. With the right feed quality, they can also …
[Link] Cover crops provide habitat for predator insects that may help control pests
Now research by University of Georgia scientists is examining which cover crops may also provide important habitat for predatory insects that could he…
[Link] Are your cattle heat-tolerant?
Heat stress negatively affects animals’ performance, including their milk production, growth rate, and fertility. Producers often select their breed…
[Link] ‘GENIUS GRANT’ FOR PROFESSOR WHO CREATED PRAIRIE STRIPS TO REDUCE FARM RUNOFF
A ground-breaking researcher, Schulte Moore incorporates disciplines such as economics, engineering, and sociology into the field of ecology to addres…
[Link] Wide-row corn creates ‘opportunity space’ for cover crops
Historically, the widest row spacing used to plant corn rows was 40 to 44 inches — limited by the width of the horse. Of course, most growers plant …
[Link] Giving back to the land through regenerative farming
Giving back to the land through regenerative farming
If regenerative agriculture is to move into the mainstream, we need a system of grants that rewa…
[Link] Investing in the future at Big River Chestnuts Farm in Sunderland
At first glance, it might seem like Jono Neiger’s 7-acre plot of land next to the Connecticut River is an unkempt, chaotic mess, with underbrush spi…
[Link] Biofertilizers in Agriculture, Types, Advantages
Biological fertilizers contain microbes and living bacteria that promote soil fertility and plant growth.
[Link] Walmart digs into regenerative agriculture
The retail and grocery giant is getting into the regenerative farming business with new goals around improved sustainability practices and greenhouse …