Independent agricultural news briefs, selected and explained by the KindHarvest Team.
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Regenerative Agriculture · World Ag News
If soil is a measure of the quality of our relationship we have with the earth, then it is time we had some emergency relationship counselling.
Broad Acre Crops · Cereals · Holistic Management · Legumes · Maize/Corn · Soybeans · World Ag News
A new study shows that including wheat once every four years in rotations with corn and soybean can have many benefits.
Cover Crops · World Ag News
Anne and Landon Plagge are using their cover crop and small-grain expertise to strengthen their farm and local community.
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Insect Management · Plant Health and Pest Resistance · World Ag News
Zero till has been identified as way to discourage the insects, and some wonder if cover crops provide similar benefits
Alfalfa · Broad Acre Crops · Legumes · World Ag News
But there are many more benefits to forage crops, and it’s on all of us to help our neighbors understand the bigger picture.
Broad Acre Crops · Cover Crops · World Ag News
Nowadays, farmers and environmentalists laud the plant for its extraordinary benefits. Not only do we avoid spraying it or otherwise trying to kill it as an unwanted “weed”. Many of us, whether
Holistic Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
“They want to keep the soil on their farms. Back in my grandfather’s day we used the plow and the disc and ran over it again with the disc. Now we’ve learned
Broad Acre Crops · Maize/Corn · World Ag News
he aim of the study was to discover differences in the structure of bacteria and the level of soil enzymatic activity after the application of a biofertiliser made of lignocellulosic substrate and
Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Health · World Ag News
Whatever the definition, improving soil health is a goal we can all stand behind.
Cover Crops · Livestock · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Mixed crops, particularly herbal leys, create diversity in root systems that help soil structure, says Kate Still, farming programme delivery manager at the Soil Association.