Independent agricultural news briefs, selected and explained by the KindHarvest Team.
Browse news topics
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
From getting a thick stand of cover crops to terminating them at the right time, roller-crimping experts explain the key components for weed control in organic no-till.
Holistic Management · World Ag News
Uncertainty about payment incentives and the need for more advice and guidance is stalling a wider uptake of agroforestry by UK farmers, despite a growing interest in the agri-environmental practice.
Beef · Holistic Management · Livestock · Nutrition Management · Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
We do not have a fertility issue in agriculture, we have a biological issue.
Broad Acre Crops · Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Maize/Corn · Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Health · World Ag News
A 2016 farming systems comparison trial resulted in 200 bushels/acre in the organic system – a record for the area. The conventionally tilled system yielded 140 bushels/acre, meeting the county average.
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · World Ag News
Cover crops will play a large role in those efforts, says Jake Mowrer, Texas AgriLife associate professor and Extension specialist.
Broad Acre Crops · Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Maize/Corn · World Ag News
John Wallace, Penn State University assistant professor of weed science, discusses his thoughts on how best to get covers established in row crops.
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Health · World Ag News
Scientists have found that the Corn Belt region of the U.S. Midwest, which produces 75% of U.S. corn, has lost around 35% of its most fertile topsoil since European colonization in the
Holistic Management · World Ag News
The launch of a new farming robot now seems a near-monthly occurrence, with universities, manufacturers and inventors across the globe on a mission to replace people with autonomous machines.
Holistic Management · Regenerative Agriculture · World Ag News
But he stands out from the rest of the pack for being a forward-thinking, regenerative farmer, passionately advocating within the farming community for environmentally sensitive farming.
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Long before the carbon market emerged that offered economic incentives for farmers to adopt soil-conserving practices such as no-till and cover crops, Jack Boyer had already found the value of such practices.