Independent agricultural news briefs, selected and explained by the KindHarvest Team.
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Livestock · World Ag News
“How much grass do we leave to create a healthy soil and how much do we take? That’s the discussion that should be ongoing,” Rasmussen says. “There are a lot of benefits
Broad Acre Crops · Cereals · Clover · Cover Crops · Legumes · World Ag News
Growing a permanent clover understory beneath cash crops known as a “living mulch” could provide an effective way to control weeds, fix nitrogen and boost farm productivity.
Livestock · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
It’s mid-summer, and hot! Our cool-season grasses are doing well at this time, due to the rains that have been coming our way. But what is going to happen when or if
Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Imagine losing twenty years of work in just a few days. In 2013, this happened to Australian farmer Robert Hinrichsen after a massive flood.
Holistic Management · Livestock · Sheep · Soil Health · World Ag News
The forest fire stopped just before arriving at Nieves Fernández Vidueira’s farm, but it burned all day in the area surrounding Quintela do Pando in Galicia, northwestern Spain.
Regenerative Agriculture · World Ag News
MSU is helping Gerber with its initiative to develop what is termed regenerative farming methods. That will focus on helping to make sure Gerber products increase biodiversity, improve “soil health”, and reduce
World Ag News
As farmers wade through the ever-deepening amount of carbon information available, they routinely ask for answers to these four questions.
Holistic Management · Insect Management · Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Rick Clark, a no-till organic farmer from Indiana, recently encouraged a group of farmers at a field day to move away from synthetic pesticides.
World Ag News
An irrigation consultant says farmers are getting better yields and using less water by changing how they irrigate.
Hogs · Livestock · World Ag News
So, as we are now halfway through the year, I thought it was time I started a round-up of the various pig projects and trials with which we are currently involved at