[Link] Beans and oats bicrop helps eliminate fertiliser on Cambs farm
Growing a simultaneous crop of beans and oats enabled one Cambridgeshire grower to completely eliminate fertiliser, fungicide and herbicide applicatio…
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[Link] High Tunnels and Cover Crops: How one farming family found profit in climate resilience
Now, there are several "high tunnels" situated around the Locklears' farm. They're tall metal structures that form a half-cylinder of protective plast…
[Link] Wind erosion and nutrient loss: How much soil is moving and what could that cost farmers?
Overall, these preliminary data indicates that management makes a difference: leaving residue on a field or planting cover crops, and less aggressive …
[Link] Regenerative Agriculture: Farming with Benefits
In “Farming with Benefits” I look back at the Dust Bowl era in the US of the 1930s to show what happens when fertile soil is carried away by dust …
[Link] When Vents in Polytunnels Make the Most Sense for Berry Crops
Effective venting management polytunnels successfully manipulates the crop timing of berries, leading to increases in yield and quality, says Richard …
[Link] Experts tout regenerative agriculture
“I’ve been on thousands of farms and ranches all around the world,” Brown said, “and I can honestly say that I haven’t been on a single one,…
[Link] The future of agriculture is ‘extremely bright’
“And you may say, Andy, that is the craziest statement I've ever heard. I mean we’re talking about sending people to Mars. I guarantee you the sci…
[Link] PUMPKIN PRODUCTION CAN BENEFIT FROM CONSERVATION PRACTICES
In 2019, the value of harvested pumpkin was worth $180 million.
[Link] To Meet the Demand for Organic Crops, We Need to Produce More Organic Seed
According to a new report, many farmers rely on conventional seed to grow organic crops, to the potential detriment of crop resilience.
[Link] How to end our reliance on synthetic fertilizer – commentary
This upheaval in the global food system just demonstrates its inherent vulnerability. There is a more stable, resilient model being used in every corn…
