Independent agricultural news briefs, selected and explained by the KindHarvest Team.
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Cover Crops · Soil Health · World Ag News
Tissue testing cover crops during planting season can help no-tillers gauge how much biomass and nitrogen covers are contributing to cash crops and the soil.
Beef · Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Livestock · Regenerative Agriculture · World Ag News
“If you take our corn last year, we didn’t use any chemical fertilizers, so our fertilizer bill is zero,” he said. “In fact, if you are using diverse rotations and intentionally building
Broad Acre Crops · Cover Crops · Hairy Vetch · Maize/Corn · Rye · World Ag News
Cover crops require a lot of decision-making to manage appropriately according to an individual farmer’s unique needs and goals.
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · Weed Management · World Ag News
More and more growers are seizing the numerous benefits that cover crops can provide. Growers are also finding additional ways to make cover crops put more money in their pockets.
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · Regenerative Agriculture · Rye · Soil Biology · Soil Health · Weed Management · World Ag News
Join us as Sheldon Luehmann shares about why and how he’s planting into boot stage cereal rye in preparation to roller crimp this cover crop in a couple of weeks at anthesis.
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.
Cover Crops · Livestock · Soil Health · World Ag News
Improving soil structure and becoming more sustainable are the key goals for the McIntosh family, organic farmer.
Broad Acre Crops · Cereals · Cover Crops · Disease Management · Weed Management · World Ag News
Seeking to reduce his reliance on herbicide applications, Beaver Dam, Wis., strip-tiller Ryan Nell explains his motivation for seeding cereal rye as a cover crop into silage corn ahead of soybeans to
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · World Ag News
In general, the more biomass produced by a cover crop, the more likely you are to see benefits. In regions like Minnesota, where the cover crop growing season is very short, delaying
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · World Ag News
New strategies like interseeding can relieve the time crunch farmers feel during harvest and help them make sure a cover crop is in the ground in the fall.