[Link] Farmers regreen Kenya’s drylands with agroforestry and an app
“I hardly harvested enough before I started practicing dryland agroforestry. Now I get surplus, value and more,” says the father of four, adding t…
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[Link] ‘It’s a miracle crop’: the pioneers pushing the powers of seaweed
Describing kelp as the “ocean’s first regenerative crop”, Barrett believes that by localizing seaweed production in New York he can revive the s…
[Link] Disease pressure in intercrops grown under organic management
Overall, the study shows benefits to intercropping, but that the impacts on crop diseases were varied between years, among pathogens, and mixture comp…
[Link] New app helps ranchers track changes in grass production
U.S. rangelands produce premium beef, wool and dairy. And it’s the plants that feed these livestock that are the foundation for profitable agricultu…
[Link] Scientists look to wheatgrass to save dryland farming and capture carbon
Farming in eastern Wyoming is not for the faint of heart. The semiarid landscape receives unpredictable weather and is considered an unforgiving envir…
[Link] Prairie farmers consider new techniques as drought threatens to become the ‘new normal’
More irrigation, drought-tolerant crop species and new management practices are all being considered as Prairie farmers continue to grapple with the d…
[Link] Two soil farmer of the year finalists share their top tips
The finalists of the Soil Farmer of the Year 2021 competition are showing how soil health can be improved. We talk to the joint winner, Tom Sewell, an…
[Link] No-till production farmers can cut herbicide use, control weeds, protect profits
Farmers using no-till production -- in which soil never or rarely is plowed or disturbed -- can reduce herbicide use and still maintain crop yields b…
[Link] JCB’s hydrogen-fuelled combustion engine examined
JCB is one of the first agricultural engine makers to successfully modify its conventional powerplants to run on compressed hydrogen, eliminating carb…
[Link] Wildflower project can aid profits, soil
New research shows that harvesting seeds from small plots of perennial wildflowers not only can provide producers with a new income source, but also i…
