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Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
It’s challenging to summarize the benefits of cover crops in a short article.
Holistic Management · Legumes · Nutrition Management · World Ag News
Legumes such as black-eyed peas, also known as cowpeas, are a unique category of crops in that they attract “substantial amounts” of nitrogen that is essential for also growing other plants.
World Ag News
It isn’t always easy to transition to organic farming, and the challenges are not just the paperwork.
World Ag News
In attempting to put pollination in perspective, he advised, “Yield cannot be attributed solely to honeybees, but it’s the spark that starts the crop production engine. They are the spark plug.”
Broad Acre Crops · Sorghum · World Ag News
The Executive Director of Nebraska’s sorghum groups says by adding sorghum to a crop rotation farmers can boost their bottom line.
Holistic Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
High-producing organic no-till has long been identified as the Holy Grail of soil health. In this farminar, Brett Israel shared highlights of the successes and challenges 3Gen Organics has experienced on its
Berries · Blackberries · World Ag News
“The demand for blackberries and in particular organic berries is certainly growing,” she said. “As the quality and availability of blackberries here in Australia grow the demand for the product reflects this.
Livestock · Soil Health · World Ag News
The project is exploring why some producers adopt soil health building principles, such as adaptive grazing management, while others do not. It is also examining social and economic sustainability (commonly called producer
Nutrition Management · Soil Biology · World Ag News
COULD a recently-discovered Australian native fungus be the key to minimising the financial and environmental burdens of synthetic phosphorus fertilisers?
Regenerative Agriculture · World Ag News
Born and raised on a fourth-generation grain and livestock farm in Hamilton County, Karcher focuses on growing nutritious forage for his livestock to eat by restoring biological life to the soil and