Independent agricultural news briefs, selected and explained by the KindHarvest Team.
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Hogs · Holistic Management · Livestock · Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Health · World Ag News
This stunning setting is home to Autumn Olive Farms, a 600-acre pig farm with, on average, 1500 pigs roaming at any given time.
Regenerative Agriculture · World Ag News
The team on the 4,000-acre Wild Ken Hill project in Norfolk are deploying farming techniques to restore healthy soils in arable fields so they will lock up carbon and provide natural nutrients
World Ag News
A report, called Fixing the Business of Food, analysed the world’s 100 largest food companies to reveal the “progress and gaps in sustainability strategies across the agri-food sector”.
Nutrition Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
But synthetic nitrogen-based fertilizers have caused environmental water quality issues and weakened soil health.
Holistic Management · Insect Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
“For the last three years, we have been using no insecticides. Of late, we have moved towards inoculating seed, saving our own seeds, inoculating them with biological seeds and root-enhancing, natural products.”
Beef · Livestock · Regenerative Agriculture · World Ag News
Gerard Deegan transitioned from organic dairying to mixed farming on his 140-acre enterprise nine years ago.
Nutrition Management · Regenerative Agriculture · World Ag News
Biologicals are among the fastest growing agricultural categories, and that growth is only expected to accelerate.
Holistic Management · Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Today, diversity on the Heinemann farm includes a continuation of the corn, soybeans, and also oats, cereal rye, barley, heirloom corn, crimson clover, and more intense grazing. Their pollinator buffers consist of
Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Health · World Ag News
The newest part of science is we need to add ruminates back to the ecosystem. A ruminate expels about 80% of what it eats as manure, so it’s a really key way
Holistic Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Prairie strips are strategically placed native prairie plantings in crop fields to improve soil health and water quality, as well as to provide critical habitat for wildlife and pollinators.