Independent agricultural news briefs, selected and explained by the KindHarvest Team.
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Holistic Management · Insect Management · Nutrition Management · Regenerative Agriculture · World Ag News
Instead of spraying insecticides, growers would farm beneficial insects as livestock to feast on pests such as aphids carrying barley yellow dwarf virus.
Beef · Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Livestock · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Producers may be able to realize some income from cover crops by grazing or haying them. But is this a good idea or will it cancel out any benefit the cover crops
Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Before commercial synthetic fertilizer, historically, soil microbes provided about 80% of soil nitrogen (N) through the efficient process of microbial N fixation.
Holistic Management · Soil Health · World Ag News
There are times when concentrated flow requires a more aggressive approach.
Holistic Management · World Ag News
This agroforestry program could help generate income and create better plant-growing environments.
Beef · Holistic Management · Livestock · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
A new study has identified two types of grass that grow well in wooded settings as forage for small beef producers in Arkansas looking to integrate forestry on grazing land, a practice
Beans · Broad Acre Crops · Cereals · Holistic Management · Legumes · Nutrition Management · Oats · Soil Biology · Soil Health · Vegetables · Weed Management · World Ag News
Growing a simultaneous crop of beans and oats enabled one Cambridgeshire grower to completely eliminate fertiliser, fungicide and herbicide applications as well as increase land use efficiency.
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · World Ag News
Now, there are several “high tunnels” situated around the Locklears’ farm. They’re tall metal structures that form a half-cylinder of protective plastic sheeting over bare earth. “There’s almost no waste,” Connie said.
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Soil Health · World Ag News
Overall, these preliminary data indicates that management makes a difference: leaving residue on a field or planting cover crops, and less aggressive tillage, can slow down soil movement, which keeps more nutrients
Cucurbits · Holistic Management · Pumpkins · Squash · World Ag News
In 2019, the value of harvested pumpkin was worth $180 million.