[Link] Which Crops Can Survive Drought? Nanosensors May Offer Clues
The technique can be used to track how water flows through plants—which could be key to breeding more resilient crops in an increasingly hot, dry cl…
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[Link] STUDY: COVER CROP ADOPTION IS LEVELING OFF IN SOME MIDWESTERN STATES
“We now have the ability to look at that adoption rate for cover crop plantings and what we’re finding is that since 2015, while cover crop acres …
[Link] Put numbers to soil moisture to make management calls easier
How many times has this happened in your neighborhood? Someone says, “That field is almost ready to plant. I will run the vertical-till tool over i…
[Link] Cover crops’ role in soil health
We’ve found the soil becomes more workable, has less standing water after high rainfall and crops grow for longer as there is more moisture held in …
[Link] Tools for Transitioning to No-till Vegetable Production
Enjoy this tour of Simple Gifts Farm to learn from farm managers Jeremy Barker Plotkin and Dave Tepfer. Jeremy and Dave discuss the practices and tool…
[Link] Hit Hard By Drought, Farmers Get Creative
“It hasn’t been easy," Luhman tells me over the buzzing engine. “But we’re doing better than most.”
[Link] Modern milkman cuts out middleman with milk factory in a box I Glen Herud, Happy Cow Milk co.
A new innovative “milk factory in a box” can allow any farmer to sell safe, pasteurised milk to their local community and cafes with a secure paym…
[Link] What You Need to Know to Be a Successful Grazier – No Matter the Weather
With principles as a foundation, you can observe what’s happening and make good decisions no matter where you live or what the weather is.
[Link] Can Land Conservation and Dual-Use Solar on Farms Coexist?
Now, the team will be able to track how various types of agriculture fare under solar panels—from grazing animals to cranberry bogs and vegetable cr…
[Link] Reap benefits of environmentally friendly farming now
There are more important reasons than just selling carbon credits to seriously consider switching to more environmentally friendly farming practices …
