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Annual ryegrass · Broad Acre Crops · Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Legumes · Rye · Soybeans · Weed Management · World Ag News
The goal for the roller-crimper was to kill the rye, lay down a perfect mat of rye straw around the soybeans to keep weeds down and conserve soil moisture, and provide the
Broad Acre Crops · Holistic Management · Sugar beets · World Ag News
By reducing heavy tillage and limiting ourselves to no-till and minimum-till strategies on our sandy, irrigated soils, we have seen a noticeable reduction in the amount of wind and water erosion while
Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · World Ag News
Australian researchers are investigating production of a sustainable organic nitrogen fertilizer made from aquatic cyanobacterial biomass—ideally suited for badly degraded areas reliant on chemical fertilizers.
Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Imagine losing twenty years of work in just a few days. In 2013, this happened to Australian farmer Robert Hinrichsen after a massive flood.
Holistic Management · Livestock · Sheep · Soil Health · World Ag News
The forest fire stopped just before arriving at Nieves Fernández Vidueira’s farm, but it burned all day in the area surrounding Quintela do Pando in Galicia, northwestern Spain.
Holistic Management · Insect Management · Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Rick Clark, a no-till organic farmer from Indiana, recently encouraged a group of farmers at a field day to move away from synthetic pesticides.
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Only living things can have “health,” so viewing soil as a living, breathing ecosystem reflects a shift in the way soil is observed and managed.
Holistic Management · World Ag News
Trees are increasingly seen as a key way of managing soil issues such as erosion, and mitigating the effects of flooding in high-risk areas.
Holistic Management · Livestock · World Ag News
Over the past five years, a group of scientists at the University of Alberta conducted a research study to better understand how rotational adaptive grazing management across Western Canada influences environmental processes.
Holistic Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Simply put, complex microbial processes in the soil do a more efficient, effective job providing nutrients to plants and can help no-tillers reduce inputs, says John Kempf.