[Link] How to add cover crops to your farm
It’s challenging to summarize the benefits of cover crops in a short article.
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[Link] Farmers could forgo harmful fertilisers by growing black-eyed peas, scientists say
Legumes such as black-eyed peas, also known as cowpeas, are a unique category of crops in that they attract “substantial amounts” of nitrogen that…
[Link] Farmers dig into details of organic transition
It isn’t always easy to transition to organic farming, and the challenges are not just the paperwork.
[Link] Honeybee’s role in crop pollination examined
In attempting to put pollination in perspective, he advised, “Yield cannot be attributed solely to honeybees, but it’s the spark that starts the c…
[Link] SORGHUM CAN DIVERSIFY CROP ROTATIONS BY INCREASING YIELD, LOWERING INPUTS
The Executive Director of Nebraska’s sorghum groups says by adding sorghum to a crop rotation farmers can boost their bottom line.
[Link] High-Producing Organic No-Till
High-producing organic no-till has long been identified as the Holy Grail of soil health. In this farminar, Brett Israel shared highlights of the succ…
[Link] “The demand for blackberries and in particular organic berries is certainly growing”
"The demand for blackberries and in particular organic berries is certainly growing," she said. "As the quality and availability of blackberries here …
[Link] How do grazing management decisions impact soil health?
The project is exploring why some producers adopt soil health building principles, such as adaptive grazing management, while others do not. It is als…
[Link] Native fungus could hold phosphorus key
COULD a recently-discovered Australian native fungus be the key to minimising the financial and environmental burdens of synthetic phosphorus fertilis…
[Link] Regenerative approach takes center stage for Illinois livestock farmer.
Born and raised on a fourth-generation grain and livestock farm in Hamilton County, Karcher focuses on growing nutritious forage for his livestock to …
