Independent agricultural news briefs, selected and explained by the KindHarvest Team.
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Holistic Management · Insect Management · Nutrition Management · Regenerative Agriculture · World Ag News
Instead of spraying insecticides, growers would farm beneficial insects as livestock to feast on pests such as aphids carrying barley yellow dwarf virus.
Beef · Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Livestock · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Producers may be able to realize some income from cover crops by grazing or haying them. But is this a good idea or will it cancel out any benefit the cover crops
Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Before commercial synthetic fertilizer, historically, soil microbes provided about 80% of soil nitrogen (N) through the efficient process of microbial N fixation.
Berries · Blueberries · World Ag News
After its initial startup years, Major League Blueberries has become one of the leading organic blueberry suppliers in the U.S.
World Ag News
Farmers are being encouraged to talk about their feelings of loneliness and build more meaningful connections with people to look after their mental wellbeing.
Broad Acre Crops · Cereals · Cover Crops · Oats · Soil Health · World Ag News
With a nod toward resource sustainability and growing consumer demand, some farmers find that milling oats have a place in their crop rotations.
Holistic Management · Soil Health · World Ag News
There are times when concentrated flow requires a more aggressive approach.
Holistic Management · World Ag News
This agroforestry program could help generate income and create better plant-growing environments.
Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
New research by the Soil Health Institute is working to measure soil organic carbon and its water retention properties to better combat drought.
Beef · Holistic Management · Livestock · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
A new study has identified two types of grass that grow well in wooded settings as forage for small beef producers in Arkansas looking to integrate forestry on grazing land, a practice