[Link] Thermal imagery evolves to aid Western specialty crops
Farm managers with large acreages of permanent crops are challenged by many things. Surveying orchards or vineyards from a pickup window is limited a…
[Link] Soil School: Proving the benefits of rotational grazing
Soil health, in a rotational grazing and cattle operation sense, starts with ground cover and consistently adding organic matter that will eventually …
[Link] Electric fencing saves money, controls weeds on pasture
“Animals grazing on an entire pasture will only consume about one-third of the available forage,” he said. “To get animals to consume the remain…
[Link] Mixed farming methods could reduce US emissions and increase productivity
Nitrogen-sparing practices could help reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions and minimize harmful fertilizer run-off, but their success will dep…
[Link] Kellogg partners with over 440,000 farmers in sustainability program
The program includes partnerships to help communities restore agricultural ecosystems in regions where Kellogg sources by using nature-based systems t…
[Link] Wind blowing away the soil
North Dakota’s strong winds are a statewide inside joke, but the effects it’s having on our producers is no laughing matter.
[Link] THREE PIONEERS UNITING AGRICULTURE AND CONSERVATION
The potential is more land for wildlife, even as farms become more productive. While there’s still plenty of need for public conservation and huntin…
[Link] Early-maturing forages were no illusion
The longer-than-normal, cooler spring warped time a little. Am I the only one who felt like we lost June? Forages in the last 14 to 21 days of May wen…
[Link] THE CASE FOR PASTURE-FED IN UK DAIRY
Becky Willson from Farm Carbon Toolkit will go through the emissions data they have from dairy farms that have participated in their project.
[Link] To save the world, start with fixing how we grow potatoes
Globally, more than a quarter of the carbon emissions that contribute to climate change come from the growing and processing of food — and a global …