Independent agricultural news briefs, selected and explained by the KindHarvest Team.
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Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · Weed Management · World Ag News
A North American no-till survey found strong commitment to reduced tillage, rising interest in biological products and mixed experiences with cover crops. The results are useful signals from practising growers, with the
Cover Crops · Disease Management · Nutrition Management · Weed Management · World Ag News
Cover crops can help suppress weeds, diseases and plant-parasitic nematodes, but species selection is critical because some covers also host pests. The strongest approach treats them as one part of an integrated
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · World Ag News
A spring barley grower is using cover crops, soil testing and gradual nitrogen reductions to lower fertiliser costs. The case shows why changes should follow measured soil improvement rather than a fixed
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Livestock · Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
A farm adviser argues that restoring profitability starts with soil cover, living roots, diversity, less disturbance and well-managed livestock. The useful test is whether those principles improve both function and the farm’s
Cover Crops · World Ag News
Precision-agriculture researchers argue that cover-crop species and seeding rates should change with soil and topography inside a field. Variable prescriptions could improve establishment, ecosystem services and return on seed cost, but require
Cover Crops · Dairy · Holistic Management · Livestock · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Keeping soil covered throughout the year protects it from erosion and temperature extremes while feeding soil organisms through living roots. Cover crops can also become forage, but species, grazing and termination need
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Soil-health specialists Jay Fuhrer and Darrell Oswald explain how cover, less disturbance, plant diversity, living roots and livestock can retain nutrients and reduce input exposure. They caution that cover crops are one
Cover Crops · Disease Management · Holistic Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · Soil Health · World Ag News
A field study found winter rye cover cropping reduced a squash pathogen while increasing beneficial leaf-associated bacteria, offering a promising new line of research into crop disease management.
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Livestock · Sheep · Soil Health · World Ag News
A Gloucestershire farm profile explores how conservation and enterprise diversification can support profitability when environmental management is treated as part of the business.
Cover Crops · World Ag News
A Florida multicrop farm is using grid soil tests, tissue sampling, targeted fertiliser, moisture probes and cover crops to reduce nitrogen and water use while protecting the Suwannee River Basin.