[Link] Incorporating cover crops and increasing forage potential in a drought
We are going over potential ideas ti plant cover crops in a drought. Covering both seeding annuals into pasture as well as covers in your cash crops.
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[Link] AGRONOMY DIGEST: DROUGHT STRESS
Plants in a drought stress situation are also more susceptible to insect or disease damage due to lower plant integrity and strength.
[Link] Irrigation Tips for Produce Growers: Dealing With the Dry Season
For growers who have fallen behind with the water needs of their crops, it is best to catch up now rather than later, according to Ben Smith, Technica…
[Link] Going with the grain: Central Maine’s grain economy is expanding across the state
Central Maine has become a center of that resurgence, thanks to the Maine Grain Alliance in Skowhegan.
[Link] How farmer grows wheat within a herbal ley
Drilling crops into a permanent living mulch is the holy grail for organic growers and a system developed in the south-west of France now gaining grou…
[Link] How plant sap tests could unlock disease control benefits
Understanding how nutrition affects plant health is still very much an evolving science, but plant sap analysis is allowing management decisions to be…
[Link] Kansas farmer invents robots to behead weeds, reduce the use of pesticides on crops
"Our mission was always to get the chemicals out of farming," Brauer said. "There is no resistance to the spinning blade."
[Link] Simple soil biology helps pasture thrive on paddocks in the Hastings
"The best things in life are free," property owner Jeremy Bradley said, who with his partner Cathy Eggert thoroughly tested the two adjacent paddocks …
[Link] Australians’ appetite for organic surges during pandemic
Organic household penetration and annual spend in Australia both jumped in 2020, helping deliver strong market growth during the pandemic.
[Link] Investing in Regenerative Agriculture: Voices from the Field
Until very recently, the agriculture industry has escaped the interest of non-conventional investors: despite there being a large and perpetual market…
