Independent agricultural news briefs, selected and explained by the KindHarvest Team.
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Nutrition Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
High fertiliser prices renewed interest in the nitrogen already cycling through soil. A sponsored Irish article highlights soil chemistry, structure and biology—and the need to test commercial claims.
Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
John Kempf and David Miller explain why AEA developed crop-nutrition products as parts of an agronomic program, with diagnosis and timing more important than any single input.
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Soil Biology · World Ag News
Soil conservationist Ray Archuleta asks farmers to copy the functions of natural ecosystems: cover the soil, maintain living roots, increase diversity and reduce disturbance.
Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Restoration ecology is beginning to treat soil microbial communities as active partners that can influence which plants establish and how ecosystems recover.
Cover Crops · Nutrition Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Monitoring on an Illinois farm linked cereal rye cover crops with lower nitrate concentrations in drainage water, showing how an edge-of-field problem begins with field management.
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Research in water-limited regions shows cover crops can still deliver soil benefits, but water use, termination and species choice determine the trade-off.
Soil Biology · World Ag News
Research into mycorrhizal fungi suggests plant–fungus partnerships work through combinations and diversity, rather than one universally superior organism.
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · Weed Management · World Ag News
A North American no-till survey found strong commitment to reduced tillage, rising interest in biological products and mixed experiences with cover crops. The results are useful signals from practising growers, with the
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Livestock · Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
A farm adviser argues that restoring profitability starts with soil cover, living roots, diversity, less disturbance and well-managed livestock. The useful test is whether those principles improve both function and the farm’s
Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
John Kempf discusses research showing that a change in one plant gene can alter the microbial community around its roots. The finding strengthens the case for studying plant genetics, root exudates and