Independent agricultural news briefs, selected and explained by the KindHarvest Team.
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Beef · Holistic Management · Livestock · Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Health · World Ag News
Winter stockpile is better than we thought! Our cows are telling us we have more forage than they can eat.
Broad Acre Crops · Cover Crops · Legumes · Soybeans · World Ag News
Soil biological properties are important for the stabilization and preservation of a good soil structure. Management practices can affect the diversity and population of microorganisms, which could beneficially change soil properties and
Beef · Broad Acre Crops · Livestock · Maize/Corn · World Ag News
According to the University of Kentucky, each bushel of corn produced leaves about 50 pounds of…well, not corn. This stuff is generally called corn residue, and it includes the stalk, leaves, cob,
Broad Acre Crops · Cereals · Oats · World Ag News
Farmers could be missing out on additional returns of £100/ha when growing spring oats.
Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
In the last 15 years, a new category of products for row crop farmers has been gaining attention – biologicals. Although the market for this type of input is still developing, biologicals
Broad Acre Crops · Cereals · Soil Biology · World Ag News
Phosphorus application reduced grain Zn concentration by 16.6% for wheat, 20.2% for maize, and 0% for rice. Phosphorus application did not affect soil available Zn concentration but, averaged across the three crops,
Holistic Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
The research was conducted in farm fields under three management systems: conventional tillage, no-till, and perennial grass. Soil structure was measured using multistripe laser triangulation, a novel method for 3D scanning of
Beef · Cover Crops · Livestock · World Ag News
A producer from Manitoba says integrating livestock in a farming operation is a key part of a philosophy that also emphasizes keeping the ground covered, having plant diversity and continually living roots,
Holistic Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
it is very important to shift our attention towards eco-friendly alternatives like vermicompost and vermicompost tea which not only can increase crop growth and yield, suppress diseases and pests sustainably but can
Broad Acre Crops · Cereals · Holistic Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · Spring Wheat · Winter Wheat · World Ag News
Adaptive management of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) provides a new option for sustainable agriculture.