Independent agricultural news briefs, selected and explained by the KindHarvest Team.
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Business Innovation · Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · Soil Health · World Ag News
New research shows that harvesting seeds from small plots of perennial wildflowers not only can provide producers with a new income source, but also improve soil health and, thereby, increase the sustainability
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 disturbing the soil as little as possible… or is it? Well the reality
Cover Crops · World Ag News
If Tim Fritz’s experiments are any indication, the next step in cover crop innovation could be tailoring cover mixes to the needs of the cash crop.
Soil Health · World Ag News
Washington State University (WSU) researchers have developed a way to assess soil health by measuring the electric current produced by its tiniest microbes.
Regenerative Agriculture · World Ag News
This dry summer is creating problems across the province with wildfires, but it’s also taking a toll on farmers.
Broad Acre Crops · Cotton · World Ag News
The brothers have saved money through reduced seeding rates and reduced fertilizer needs, but they’ve also saved on insecticides. They built a rig that can spray a 20-inch band, which has cut
Fruit · Fruit and Nuts · Holistic Management · Insect Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · Weed Management · Wine Grapes · World Ag News
“Instead of traditional orchard-floor management methods, why not choose to plant the floor with biological plant mixes that eliminate the need for weed control, do not compete as aggressively for resources, host
Soil Health · World Ag News
Soil science spans a range of disciplines, including soil formation, classification and mapping, physical, chemical, biological and nutrition and is essential to creating the fertile foundations required for productive and profitable agricultural
Livestock · World Ag News
While ranchers around the region are working with less or lower-quality forages, those who have implemented certain rotational grazing principles might be faring better.
Broad Acre Crops · Cereals · Disease Management · Insect Management · World Ag News
Nick Dymond’s unique cropping approach of not using fungicides or insecticides and a focus on crop nutrition has seen yields of his Extase winter wheat peak at 10t/ha.