Independent agricultural news briefs, selected and explained by the KindHarvest Team.
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Beef · Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Livestock · World Ag News
Putting all moisture to use growing something beneficial helps push semi-arid dryland production to the next level.
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Radish · Rye · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Get ready for harvest 2021. Consider the points below. These six actions can make your next crop year run a little smoother while also making gains with healthy soils on your farm.
Broad Acre Crops · Cotton · World Ag News
“Watering cotton in September rarely pays,” said Robertson, who says he’s been receiving calls from farmers asking if they should continue to irrigate beyond the normal calendar cutoff date.
Business Innovation · Holistic Management · Livestock · Soil Biology · World Ag News
With a lifelong interest in conservation, as well a drive to break out of the confines of traditional ag practices, the Buffalo Center, Iowa, grower looked for solutions that didn’t rely on
Dairy · Holistic Management · Livestock · World Ag News
Since rotationally grazing his youngstock, Cumbrian dairy farmer Adrian Bland has been able to increase the amount of stock he carries on his farm by 40% as well as maintaining growth rates.
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · World Ag News
He pointed out that the value of catch and cover crops is immense when sown in August to intercept those longer days of sunlight energy and recharge the soils biological battery.
Holistic Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
In continuation of our series on the four basic principles of soil health, this week’s video is all about biodiversity in the soil.
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Livestock · Nutrition Management · Red clover · Soil Biology · Soil Health · Weed Management · World Ag News
the family, which farms in southeastern Minnesota’s Houston County, has used hard work and attention to the soil to turn a massive problem into soil fertility and economic value.
Dairy · Holistic Management · Livestock · World Ag News
Rotational grazing involves dividing a field into smaller paddocks and rotating livestock around these paddocks. It can not only improve weight gains compared to traditional set stocking, but resting paddocks allows grass
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Vegetables · World Ag News
Organic crop production has been shifting to the use of legume green manure, diversified crop rotations and reduced tillage, rather than relying on summerfallow and mechanical tillage for nutrient and pest management