[Link] 6 ways to use harvest to plan for next year
Get ready for harvest 2021. Consider the points below. These six actions can make your next crop year run a little smoother while also making gains w…
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[Link] September watering rarely pays for cotton
https://www.farmprogress.com/penton_modal/nojs/print/443788
“Watering cotton in September rarely pays,” said Robertson, who says he’s been receiving calls from farmers asking if they should continue to ir…
[Link] Autonomous Mobile Grazing Brings Biodiversity Back to the Land
With a lifelong interest in conservation, as well a drive to break out of the confines of traditional ag practices, the Buffalo Center, Iowa, grower l…
[Link] Rotational grazing allows farmer to up stocking rate by 40%
Since rotationally grazing his youngstock, Cumbrian dairy farmer Adrian Bland has been able to increase the amount of stock he carries on his farm by …
[Link] Catch and cover crop are positive for sustainable farming
He pointed out that the value of catch and cover crops is immense when sown in August to intercept those longer days of sunlight energy and recharge t…
[Link] Why Biodiversity Matters
In continuation of our series on the four basic principles of soil health, this week's video is all about biodiversity in the soil.
[Link] Jeepers Cats That’s Some Healthy Soil!
the family, which farms in southeastern Minnesota’s Houston County, has used hard work and attention to the soil to turn a massive problem into soi…
[Link] Advice on setting up a dairy grazing rotation
Rotational grazing involves dividing a field into smaller paddocks and rotating livestock around these paddocks. It can not only improve weight gains …
[Link] Diversified crop rotations and higher premium crops improve profitability.
Organic crop production has been shifting to the use of legume green manure, diversified crop rotations and reduced tillage, rather than relying on su…
[Link] Cattle are part of agriculture’s sustainability story
With appropriate regenerative crop and grazing management, ruminants not only reduce overall greenhouse gas emissions but increase soil carbon sequest…
