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Cover Crops · Hairy Vetch · Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · Soil Health · World Ag News
Hairy vetch is the most popular winter legume for many reasons and it is the go-to N fixer for the majority of organic growers. As with other legumes, the price of hairy
Holistic Management · Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Health · World Ag News
According to data from the Agricultural Resources Management Survey, 21% of U.S. growers producing corn, cotton, soybean, and wheat used either no-till farming or strip-till farming every year.
Filberts and Hazelnuts · Fruit and Nuts · Holistic Management · Nuts · Regenerative Agriculture · World Ag News
Nut farming is a long-term project for the couple because most nut trees take years to bear fruit. They planted steadily for their first four years on the farm. Their first crop
Hogs · Holistic Management · Livestock · Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Health · World Ag News
This stunning setting is home to Autumn Olive Farms, a 600-acre pig farm with, on average, 1500 pigs roaming at any given time.
Holistic Management · Insect Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
“For the last three years, we have been using no insecticides. Of late, we have moved towards inoculating seed, saving our own seeds, inoculating them with biological seeds and root-enhancing, natural products.”
Holistic Management · Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Today, diversity on the Heinemann farm includes a continuation of the corn, soybeans, and also oats, cereal rye, barley, heirloom corn, crimson clover, and more intense grazing. Their pollinator buffers consist of
Holistic Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Prairie strips are strategically placed native prairie plantings in crop fields to improve soil health and water quality, as well as to provide critical habitat for wildlife and pollinators.
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Regenerative Agriculture · World Ag News
Exploring different ideas for cover cropping in the tunnels at Spring Forth Farm!
Business Innovation · Hogs · Holistic Management · Livestock · World Ag News
Does keeping pigs in mobile, self-driving animal houses sound futuristic? Not according to a recent Canadian initiative.
Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Access to good-quality crop residues for production purposes remains one of the most significant challenges for farmers around the world.