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Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Hedgerows sequester carbon at more than twice the rate of woodland, says Joe Stanley, head of training and partnerships for the Allerton Project at the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT).
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Livestock · World Ag News
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Health · Weed Management · World Ag News
Research suggests that incorporating cover crops in to a grain farm increases crop yield, too.
Berries · Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · Strawberries · World Ag News
Faced with wilting, unproductive avocado trees, Limpopo farmer Christa Rebel decided to replace them with another crop. In the meantime, however, she planted strawberries on the orchard floor. Then, serendipitously, she discovered
Holistic Management · Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
They switched to spring interseeding of cover crops in standing corn. About 200 of their 700 acres are now either certified organic or in transition away from conventional non-GMO corn and soybeans
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Soil Health · World Ag News
Could it be possible to capitalize on the over 9 million acres of cropland in California for drought resilience and habitat restoration by utilizing more native species as cover crops?
Holistic Management · Soil Health · World Ag News
Small strips of prairie along the edges of row-crop fields can provide wildlife habitat, prevent erosion, improve water quality and add beauty to a farm.
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.
Holistic Management · World Ag News
North Iowa farmer Stu Swanson says he wants to care for the resources left to him and stewarded by previous generations.
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · Regenerative Agriculture · Sweet Clover · World Ag News
A regenerative farmer is experimenting with white clover understories to reduce his nitrogen fertiliser bills and provide additional grazing for the ewe flock.