Independent agricultural news briefs, selected and explained by the KindHarvest Team.
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Broad Acre Crops · Cereals · Kernza · World Ag News
Kernza is a perennial crop that’s essentially a cousin of wheat, but its roots store carbon in the ground to help prevent soil erosion and runoff.
World Ag News
Farmers cannot have the rug pulled out from under its feet by multinationals buying up carbon credits on grazing land.
Regenerative Agriculture · World Ag News
Cultivation measures need to evolve in-line with the increasing move towards regenerative agricultural practice.
Berries · Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · Strawberries · World Ag News
Faced with wilting, unproductive avocado trees, Limpopo farmer Christa Rebel decided to replace them with another crop. In the meantime, however, she planted strawberries on the orchard floor. Then, serendipitously, she discovered
Holistic Management · Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
They switched to spring interseeding of cover crops in standing corn. About 200 of their 700 acres are now either certified organic or in transition away from conventional non-GMO corn and soybeans
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Soil Health · World Ag News
Could it be possible to capitalize on the over 9 million acres of cropland in California for drought resilience and habitat restoration by utilizing more native species as cover crops?
Regenerative Agriculture · World Ag News
Studying regenerative agriculture was not straightforward. Often farmers might adopt several changes at once, so it was much harder to draw a straight line from one change to one outcome, Grelet said.
Holistic Management · Soil Health · World Ag News
Small strips of prairie along the edges of row-crop fields can provide wildlife habitat, prevent erosion, improve water quality and add beauty to a farm.
Broad Acre Crops · Holistic Management · Maize/Corn · World Ag News
Devon grower James Lee is a keen advocate of minimum tillage on his heavy soils in the wetter West, but when it comes to sowing maize it carries unique challenges.
Broad Acre Crops · Canola/rapeseed · Cover Crops · Rapeseed · Regenerative Agriculture · World Ag News
To accommodate these changes and manage risk, oilseed rape is now being grown on a one-in-eight basis, with various clover species being added at drilling as a companion crop.