Independent agricultural news briefs, selected and explained by the KindHarvest Team.
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Holistic Management · World Ag News
The Gilbert family’s diversified Iowa farm combines rotations, livestock, no-till, grazing, buffers and a restored wetland to meet production, family and conservation goals.
Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · Weed Management · World Ag News
Long-term experiments found that diverse rotations, legumes and organic amendments can maintain or improve yields while reducing fertiliser and herbicide reliance.
Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
More than 30 long-term trials found that diverse rotations, legumes and organic amendments could sustain yields at lower synthetic-fertiliser rates.
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Regenerative Agriculture · World Ag News
Martin Lines is testing a five-year transition away from fossil-fuel fertilisers using legumes, livestock, soil testing and targeted nutrition.
Holistic Management · Insect Management · Regenerative Agriculture · World Ag News
A South Dakota farm uses diverse rotations, cover crops, livestock and minimal disturbance to create habitat for beneficial insects and rebuild soil.
Holistic Management · World Ag News
A New Mexico field trial is testing low-pressure drip irrigation in pecans and chile as a way to conserve water and reduce pumping costs.
Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · Regenerative Agriculture · World Ag News
A 2022 fertiliser-price shock renewed the case for crop rotations, biological products and farm systems that use synthetic nutrients more efficiently.
Broad Acre Crops · Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Legumes · Soil Health · Soybeans · World Ag News
Pennsylvania trials tested how cereal rye seeding rate, nitrogen and termination timing affect soil moisture and soybean performance when planting green.
Holistic Management · Regenerative Agriculture · World Ag News
A Colorado malting-grain farmer is combining no-till, crop residue, cover crops and biological products while adapting to sharply reduced irrigation water.
Holistic Management · Soil Health · World Ag News
An Ohio programme trained farmers already using no-till and cover crops to help peers assess conservation practices through local experience and trusted relationships.