[Link] Decreasing Your Carbon Footprint Through Abandoned Farmland Restoration
Different approaches to restoring abandoned farmland to carbon sinks include restoring native vegetation, establishing tree plantations, introducing l…
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[Link] No-till and Cover Crop Book
No-till and cover crops are among the most cost effective tools to reverse soil and carbon loss and improve soil health; the economic, agronomic and e…
[Link] University researchers take Cover Crop Tool for a spin
The Cover Crop Decision Support Tool was developed to help answer some of those questions. Questions include:
How much biomass did the cover crops ge…
[Link] Steps to optimize corn planting
Successful stand establishment is key to profitable corn production.
[Link] Irrigation tools can increase profitability, improve sustainability
RISER program at Mississippi State has developed approach for best management practices in irrigation.
[Link] Using Drones to Aerial Seed Covers
Harpers Ferry farmer Jon Kruse utilized a unique method of planting cover crops this past fall - a drone. September 16, Kruse hired a private contract…
[Link] On Midwest Farms, ‘Prairie Strips’ Give Grassland Birds Something to Sing About
Vibrant bands of native vegetation planted among crops can boost dwindling bird numbers while slashing nutrient pollution, researchers find.
[Link] Robert Ramsay: Regenerative agriculture is ‘proper farming’
SoilEssentials director, Robert Ramsay, writes about regenerative agriculture and the opportunities it presents for Scottish farmers.
[Link] Evaluating soil health in Quebec
Quebec’s agriculture minstry and IRDA are updating a soil health survey from 1990 to have province-wide soil health information.
[Link] Potting Soil Comparison for Vegetable Seedling Quality
When growing vegetables that are seeded in a greenhouse and later transplanted into a field, the seed-starting media used is important to the initial …
