Independent agricultural news briefs, selected and explained by the KindHarvest Team.
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Indiana’s conservation transect survey found nearly 1.5 million acres of overwinter living cover in 2021, alongside strong adoption of no-till and reduced tillage.
Holistic Management · Insect Management · Nutrition Management · Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
A multi-year Rutgers-led study found that stable crop pollination depends on a wider diversity of bee species than a single-day observation suggests.
Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · World Ag News
Long-term experiments indicate that rotations, manure and compost can reduce reliance on chemical fertiliser while maintaining yields, though results depend on local conditions.
Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · World Ag News
Kent farmer Doug Wanstall was testing a multi-part plan to cut synthetic nitrogen in wheat and oilseed rape, while retaining a safety net during the transition.
Holistic Management · Insect Management · Nutrition Management · Regenerative Agriculture · World Ag News
Biological inputs include biostimulants and biopesticides, but variable field performance means farmers should understand the product, test locally and measure results.
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.
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More than 30 long-term trials found that diverse rotations, legumes and organic amendments could sustain yields at lower synthetic-fertiliser rates.
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.
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.
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Before commercial synthetic fertilizer, historically, soil microbes provided about 80% of soil nitrogen (N) through the efficient process of microbial N fixation.