Independent agricultural news briefs, selected and explained by the KindHarvest Team.

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Holistic Management · Soil Health · World Ag News
There is an increasing focus on improving soil health as farmers look to introduce more sustainable arable cropping systems, and the finalists of the soil.
Cover Crops · World Ag News
Mandatory BMPs, self-imposed fees among several steps deployed to protect our environment.
Holistic Management · Soil Health · World Ag News
The microbe – in plants, soil, food, insect and animal guts and even in our own guts – has now become one of the hottest areas for innovation and investment in ag
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Livestock · World Ag News
Growing and grazing a multispecies cover crop is part of a system to regenerate soils quickly.
Business Innovation · World Ag News
Tool developed by Cornell University, in partnership with Walmart, Environmental Defense Fund and The Nature Conservancy.
Beef · Livestock · World Ag News
Most US cattle are bred to be require grain rations and antibiotics but the small-framed red cow thrives on a grass-only diet – with benefits to the environment
Broad Acre Crops · Canola/rapeseed · Holistic Management · World Ag News
A group of Scottish farmers and researchers successfully grew organic oilseed rape crops last season with yields of up to 3.11t/ha.
Dairy · Livestock · World Ag News
When manure is used as fertilizer in crop production, scientists believe biochar can enhance the water quality of potential runoff.
World Ag News
The healing properties of food as medicine begin in the soil and how we grow our food is critically important to our overall health.
Cover Crops · Soil Health · World Ag News
In this 30-minute online presentation, Paul DeLaune —an associate professor and environmental soil scientist at Texas A&M AgriLife Research in Vernon, Texas — tries to demystify cover crops.