[Link] Spanish farmers fight forest fires with agroforestry (and many sheep)
The forest fire stopped just before arriving at Nieves Fernández Vidueira’s farm, but it burned all day in the area surrounding Quintela do Pando …
[Link] Gerber Switches To New Farming Techniques In West Michigan
MSU is helping Gerber with its initiative to develop what is termed regenerative farming methods. That will focus on helping to make sure Gerber produ…
[Link] 4 Questions Farmers are Asking about Carbon Markets
As farmers wade through the ever-deepening amount of carbon information available, they routinely ask for answers to these four questions.
[Link] Regenerative farmer to peers: We can farm without pesticides
Rick Clark, a no-till organic farmer from Indiana, recently encouraged a group of farmers at a field day to move away from synthetic pesticides.
[Link] MORE MIDWESTERN FARMERS ARE CONSIDERING SUBSURFACE IRRIGATION
An irrigation consultant says farmers are getting better yields and using less water by changing how they irrigate.
[Link] Farmer Focus: Grass limits heat stress in pig herd
So, as we are now halfway through the year, I thought it was time I started a round-up of the various pig projects and trials with which we are curren…
[Link] Cover crops improve soil ecosystem
Only living things can have “health,” so viewing soil as a living, breathing ecosystem reflects a shift in the way soil is observed and managed.
[Link] How to plant the right tree in the right place on your farm
Trees are increasingly seen as a key way of managing soil issues such as erosion, and mitigating the effects of flooding in high-risk areas.
[Link] The big question
He worked hard, kept his head down, made progress. But more and more, Ryan Boyd was wondering, “What if I’m missing out on my best chances?”
[Link] Rotational grazing boosts water use
Over the past five years, a group of scientists at the University of Alberta conducted a research study to better understand how rotational adaptive g…