[Link] Ground Cover – Ian & Di Haggerty Farm Update
In this episode of Ground Cover the Smartsoil team took a trip to NSW to meet Colin Seis, the co-creator of 'Pasture Cropping', a regenerative agricul…
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[Link] No-Till, Cover Crops Improve Soil Health for Increased Profits
“In the agriculture industry today, bankers, chemical reps, seed dealers and agronomists tell farmers how to get more yield, yet most farmers are st…
[Link] Making more with less, Seven Sons Farms focuses on regenerative agriculture and consumer connections
One family, seven sons, and a big belief in creating consumer confidence are just pieces of a larger equation that helped Seven Sons Farms become what…
[Link] Meet The Father Of Six-Row Corn
Ed Hain thought his corn was a liar in the fall of 1975. Atop a John Deere 7700 rumbling through a Nebraska field 80 miles west of Omaha, Hain watched…
[Link] Robots armed with UV light fight grape mildew
Researchers at Cornell AgriTech have deployed robots in local vineyards, where they are using UV light to kill pathogens like downy mildew and powdery…
[Link] Assessing the performance of legume species as companion plants.
Assessing the performance of legume species as companion plants is a prerequisite for promoting a low chemical-input durum wheat production system.
We are grazing cows on cover crops following a Winter Rye harvest.
[Link] Cover crops change flooded land for better
Resilient Ag Landscapes: Cover cropping can help mitigate flooding issues on crop fields.
[Link] Soil regeneration, a row at a time
Planting corn between wide rows of vegetation is getting a fresh look by some farmers and conservationists interested in improving soil health and pro…
[Link] Extreme weather and the future of farming
When asked to identify up to three primary challenges to staying in the dairy industry, extreme weather conditions topped the list.
