Independent agricultural news briefs, selected and explained by the KindHarvest Team.
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Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Now more than ever, it is abundantly clear that healthy soils play an essential role in productive agricultural systems.
Broad Acre Crops · Legumes · Nutrition Management · Soybeans · World Ag News
The N application was unprofitable in seven of nine locations (using then current prices). Further, there was no relationship between soybean yield potential and the crop’s response to N fertilizer
Nutrition Management · World Ag News
Overuse of fresh manure may lead to extensive nutrients (phosphorous and nitrogen) leaching that can flow into rivers and groundwater, and negatively affect water quality.
Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · World Ag News
Australian researchers are investigating production of a sustainable organic nitrogen fertilizer made from aquatic cyanobacterial biomass—ideally suited for badly degraded areas reliant on chemical fertilizers.
Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Imagine losing twenty years of work in just a few days. In 2013, this happened to Australian farmer Robert Hinrichsen after a massive flood.
Broad Acre Crops · Cereals · Maize/Corn · Nutrition Management · World Ag News
New research suggests that farmers who over-fertilize grassland crops like corn and wheat could face significant problems in dry conditions.
Disease Management · Nutrition Management · World Ag News
While laboratory soil and tissue tests are good and necessary tools, we often don’t receive the results for several days, or even up to two weeks in some cases. On a growing
Business Innovation · Nutrition Management · World Ag News
Understanding how nutrition affects plant health is still very much an evolving science, but plant sap analysis is allowing management decisions to be based on close to real-time data.
Nutrition Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
“The best things in life are free,” property owner Jeremy Bradley said, who with his partner Cathy Eggert thoroughly tested the two adjacent paddocks to set a baseline of data after 10
Cover Crops · Dairy · Holistic Management · Livestock · Nutrition Management · Soil Health · World Ag News
Cover crops can be a beneficial addition to most dairy farms. They can provide additional forage options, reduce erosion and runoff, improve soil health and allow for more time to apply manure.