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Holistic Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Tillage disrupts the environments where so many beneficial microbes reside in your soil. I say environments, plural, because within a soil pedon (a basic unit of soil), there are different places where
Holistic Management · Soil Health · World Ag News
Farmers can do better at getting moisture into the soil and keeping it there.
Holistic Management · Soil Health · World Ag News
Soil erosion is a major challenge in agricultural production. It affects soil quality and carries nutrient sediments that pollute waterways. While soil erosion is a naturally occurring process, agricultural activities such as
Fruit · Fruit and Nuts · Holistic Management · Soil Biology · Wine Grapes · World Ag News
Camp’s latest chapter in life might turn out to be his most influential and, ultimately, fulfilling. He is resurrecting a pioneering vineyard that had been neglected, overplanted and overworked, producing wines that
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · World Ag News
An Illinois farmer says one reason he plants cover crops is to help meet consumer demand. “The consumer wants sustainability in farming and as a result many supply chain firms are developing
Broad Acre Crops · Cotton · Holistic Management · World Ag News
Sustainability is a top priority for producers, brands, and consumers. Panelists during the online Beltwide Cotton Conference discussed why sustainable fiber matters across the industry.
Broad Acre Crops · Cereals · Holistic Management · Livestock · Winter Wheat · World Ag News
A research project carried out in Angus showed that grazing livestock on winter cereals could help aid soil biology, allow for earlier drilling dates, control pests and diseases and influence yield potential.
Broad Acre Crops · Cereals · Disease Management · Holistic Management · Livestock · Soil Biology · Soil Health · Winter Wheat · World Ag News
Grazing livestock on winter cereals could help aid soil biology, allow for earlier drilling dates, control pests and influence yields, according to a trial.
Business Innovation · Holistic Management · Regenerative Agriculture · World Ag News
Following the recent reveal of its newest label, Certified Regenerative, non-profit certifier A Greener World (AGW) has selected over 50 farmers to join the program’s trial phase.
Holistic Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
The authors of the new article in Science see this as a big problem: “If we do not protect soils for the next generations, aboveground biodiversity and food production cannot be guaranteed