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Broad Acre Crops · Cotton · Holistic Management · Soil Health · World Ag News
Since OCA launched its Farm Programme in 2017, our organic cotton farmers have recorded annual average incomes between 2-21 percent higher than their conventional counterparts.
Broad Acre Crops · Cotton · Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · Soil Health · Weed Management · World Ag News
It’s been nearly 90 years since the last “black blizzard” of the Dust Bowl swept through the Texas Panhandle.
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 · 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 · Cotton · World Ag News
The brothers have saved money through reduced seeding rates and reduced fertilizer needs, but they’ve also saved on insecticides. They built a rig that can spray a 20-inch band, which has cut
Broad Acre Crops · Cotton · World Ag News
In total, 229,280 farmers grew 249,153 metric tons of organic cotton fiber on 588,425 hectares of certified organic land in 21 countries.
Broad Acre Crops · Cotton · Disease Management · Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Broad Acre Crops · Cotton · Holistic Management · World Ag News
The project, to be trialled at a farm at Goondiwindi, will look at seeing whether cotton textile waste can be broken down and used as a soil ameliorant and a means to
Broad Acre Crops · Cotton · Regenerative Agriculture · World Ag News
The North Face is waking up to the practice of regenerative farming in its cotton supply chain