Independent agricultural news briefs, selected and explained by the KindHarvest Team.
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Annual ryegrass · Broad Acre Crops · Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Legumes · Rye · Soybeans · Weed Management · World Ag News
The goal for the roller-crimper was to kill the rye, lay down a perfect mat of rye straw around the soybeans to keep weeds down and conserve soil moisture, and provide the
Broad Acre Crops · Cover Crops · Legumes · Rye · Soybeans · World Ag News
Cover crops have long been touted as a way to reduce weeds in fields. One University of Missouri study found that one cover crop helps in management of the fast-growing weed waterhemp.
Broad Acre Crops · Legumes · Soybeans · World Ag News
Plants in a drought stress situation are also more susceptible to insect or disease damage due to lower plant integrity and strength.
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.
Broad Acre Crops · Cereals · Dry beans · Holistic Management · Legumes · Oats · Pulse Crops · Soil Health · Soybeans · Spring Wheat · Winter Wheat · World Ag News
Frank Lessiter continue his talk with Retired Michigan State Agronomist Jerry Grigar, about many of the lessons learned from decades of using no-till practices on Jerry’s 140-acre farm, where he no-tills black
Broad Acre Crops · Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Legumes · Maize/Corn · Soil Health · Soybeans · World Ag News
With the short-season available for growing cover crops after corn harvest, interest in interseeding cover crops into corn and soybean crops has increased in recent years.
Broad Acre Crops · Cereals · Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Legumes · Maize/Corn · Regenerative Agriculture · Rye · Soil Biology · Soil Health · Soybeans · World Ag News
Jessica Gnad speaks to fifth-generation farmer Chris Teachout on his implementation of Regenerative Agriculture in Shenandoah.
Broad Acre Crops · Business Innovation · Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Legumes · Red clover · Soil Health · Soybeans · World Ag News
Harpers Ferry farmer Jon Kruse utilized a unique method of planting cover crops this past fall – a drone. September 16, Kruse hired a private contractor, to fly a drone over standing
Broad Acre Crops · Buckwheat · Cover Crops · Legumes · Maize/Corn · Soybeans · Sweet Corn · Vegetables · World Ag News
In the upper Midwest, few winter annual crops reliably survive the harsh winters. However, researchers are developing an oilseed crop, pennycress, that can serve as a new winter annual for the region,
Beef · Broad Acre Crops · Legumes · Livestock · Maize/Corn · Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Biology · Soil Health · Soybeans · World Ag News
Farmers and regenerative agriculture proponents Gabe Brown and Grant Breitkreutz joined Agweek’s Michelle Rook on the Healthy Soils, Healthy Farms session of the Agweek Farm Show.