Independent agricultural news briefs, selected and explained by the KindHarvest Team.
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Broad Acre Crops · Maize/Corn · Soil Health · World Ag News
The goal of this study was to determine if assimilation of satellite-driven SM profiles can improve crop model yield estimations in a commonly used crop model while reducing the reliance on field
Soil Health · World Ag News
Just a handful of soil contains the hundreds of thousands of microbes, bacteria and fungi that are the foundation of our ecosystems and food systems all over the world. Yet, soil health,
Business Innovation · Soil Health · World Ag News
There is a growing crisis beneath our feet. Scientists, soil specialists and policy-makers around the world are sounding the alarm about degrading soil conditions. And it is particularly stark in developing countries.
Holistic Management · Soil Health · World Ag News
#WorldSoilDay focuses on importance of healthy soil to healthy lives.
Business Innovation · Dairy · Livestock · World Ag News
Brad Heins, Extension organic dairy specialist, and his team that included graduate student Kirsten Sharpe, installed a solar powered system at the West Central Research and Outreach Center in Morris to provide
Broad Acre Crops · Cereals · Cover Crops · Kale · Vegetables · World Ag News
four-year field experiment was initiated in 2011 at the EV. Smith Research Station, in central Alabama, to determine the effect of sunn hemp termination methods on organically grown kale for fresh market
Business Innovation · Cucurbits · World Ag News
his system makes it possible to reduce the amount of irrigation water needed for the production by almost a third without any impact on the quality of the fruit. It also makes
Soil Health · World Ag News
How do plant roots store carbon? Princeton researchers found that the energy a plant devotes to its roots depends on proximity to other plants: when close together, plants heavily invest in their
Holistic Management · Soil Health · World Ag News
Soil organisms play a crucial role in boosting food production, enhancing nutritious diets, preserving human health, remediating polluted sites and combating climate change, but their contribution remains largely underestimated
Holistic Management · World Ag News
The Aquifer Partnership (TAP) is working with farmers on trials that look to improve soil quality and prevent nitrates leaching into the groundwater around the south coast city of Brighton.