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Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · World Ag News
Farmers are learning the benefits of cover crops for soil, and it turns out they benefit water, too.
Nutrition Management · Soil Health · World Ag News
Experts say burning crop residue eliminates a precious opportunity to improve soil organic matter content and potentially can lead to substantial nutrient loss.
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
In this episode of the Nutrient Management Podcast, three U of M researchers discuss soil management and nutrient issues.
Disease Management · Holistic Management · Insect Management · Nutrition Management · Regenerative Agriculture · World Ag News
One of the best attributes of biological products, including biostimulants and biofertilizers, is their minimal risk to human health or the environment when used as directed.
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · Soil Health · World Ag News
Three Texas producers confess it’s taken a lot of failure mixed with success to make reduced tillage and/or cover crops a successful management system on their farms.
Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Soils are the basis of all terrestrial life. A teaspoon of healthy soil contains close to a billion bacteria, many yards of fungi, and thousands of protozoa and nematodes.
Nutrition Management · World Ag News
A ground-breaking researcher, Schulte Moore incorporates disciplines such as economics, engineering, and sociology into the field of ecology to address issues such as climate change and rural population loss.
Disease Management · Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Biological fertilizers contain microbes and living bacteria that promote soil fertility and plant growth.
Cover Crops · Hairy Vetch · Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · Soil Health · World Ag News
Hairy vetch is the most popular winter legume for many reasons and it is the go-to N fixer for the majority of organic growers. As with other legumes, the price of hairy
Nutrition Management · World Ag News
“Based on what we’ve seen elsewhere, we’re confident that following best management practices is having an effect,” Frey says. “I’m convinced that cover crops and filter strips like the ones along this