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Broad Acre Crops · Cotton · Cover Crops · Holistic Management · World Ag News
Heinrich says farming sustainably is a key component of the operation. “That’s part of our long-term goal. We’re planting cover crops and don’t do much plowing. We use no-till to build soil
Broad Acre Crops · Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Legumes · Soil Health · Soybeans · World Ag News
A three-year study conducted by the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station shows that cover crops can improve yields in soybean fields.
Broad Acre Crops · Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Legumes · Nutrition Management · World Ag News
The nitrogen-fixing ability of legumes offers great potential for improving nitrogen-use efficiency (NUE), reducing the need for artificial fertiliser.
Broad Acre Crops · Cereals · Kernza · World Ag News
Kernza is a perennial crop that’s essentially a cousin of wheat, but its roots store carbon in the ground to help prevent soil erosion and runoff.
Broad Acre Crops · Holistic Management · Maize/Corn · World Ag News
Devon grower James Lee is a keen advocate of minimum tillage on his heavy soils in the wetter West, but when it comes to sowing maize it carries unique challenges.
Broad Acre Crops · Canola/rapeseed · Cover Crops · Rapeseed · Regenerative Agriculture · World Ag News
To accommodate these changes and manage risk, oilseed rape is now being grown on a one-in-eight basis, with various clover species being added at drilling as a companion crop.
Broad Acre Crops · Maize/Corn · Soil Health · World Ag News
Higher temperatures could have detrimental effects on yields when corn plants are planted more closely together, according to a study from North Carolina State University.
Broad Acre Crops · Cotton · Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Insect Management · World Ag News
Now research by University of Georgia scientists is examining which cover crops may also provide important habitat for predatory insects that could help control cotton pests.
Broad Acre Crops · Cotton · World Ag News
“Watering cotton in September rarely pays,” said Robertson, who says he’s been receiving calls from farmers asking if they should continue to irrigate beyond the normal calendar cutoff date.
Broad Acre Crops · Cereals · Cover Crops · Disease Management · Forage Peas · Holistic Management · Mustard · Oats · Spring Lentils · World Ag News
Overall, the study shows benefits to intercropping, but that the impacts on crop diseases were varied between years, among pathogens, and mixture compositions.