Independent agricultural news briefs, selected and explained by the KindHarvest Team.
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Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
After a series of experiments we found that four of our soil samples proved to be disease suppressive.
Beef · Holistic Management · Livestock · World Ag News
A new accreditation program is able to prove that in some farming systems meat production is actually able to improve ecological outcomes for the planet.
World Ag News
Appropriate application of biochar with compost has the concomitant advantages of enriching soil quality for long-term sustainable agriculture and reducing the use of inorganic fertilizers.
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
There are advantages and a few drawbacks with diverse mixes of cover crops.
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · World Ag News
The loss of topsoil to wind, rain, and other forces is a natural process, but when intensified by human activity, it can have negative environmental, societal, and economic impacts.
World Ag News
U.S. organic product sales climbed 12.4% in 2020, breaking the $60 billion mark for the first time and more than doubling the previous year’s growth, according to the Organic Trade Association (OTA).
Hogs · Holistic Management · Livestock · Weed Management · World Ag News
Long before chemical herbicides were commonplace, some farmers let pigs loose in fallow fields, allowing them to dig up the roots of weeds and fertilize the land.
Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · World Ag News
Diverting urine away from municipal wastewater treatment plants and recycling the nutrient-rich liquid to make crop fertilizer would result in multiple environmental benefits when used at city scale, according to a new
Apples · Disease Management · Fruit · Fruit and Nuts · Pears · World Ag News
The phase-out of antibiotic use in organic orchards has been anticipated by growers and researchers for quite some time, and researchers throughout the country have been investigating organic options to provide growers
World Ag News
Nothing grinds my gears worse than a solution coming from Silicon Valley, from a team that has never been to Iowa, Illinois or Indiana and has no clue what spacing on corn