Independent agricultural news briefs, selected and explained by the KindHarvest Team.
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Cover Crops · Dairy · Holistic Management · Livestock · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Keeping soil covered throughout the year protects it from erosion and temperature extremes while feeding soil organisms through living roots. Cover crops can also become forage, but species, grazing and termination need
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Soil-health specialists Jay Fuhrer and Darrell Oswald explain how cover, less disturbance, plant diversity, living roots and livestock can retain nutrients and reduce input exposure. They caution that cover crops are one
Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Biology · Soil Health · Weed Management · World Ag News
Regenerative agriculture is gaining attention as farmers use soil cover, crop diversity, living roots and reduced disturbance to rebuild soil function while keeping farms productive.
Cover Crops · Disease Management · Holistic Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · Soil Health · World Ag News
A field study found winter rye cover cropping reduced a squash pathogen while increasing beneficial leaf-associated bacteria, offering a promising new line of research into crop disease management.
Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
South Dakota survey and field-trial results suggest longer crop rotations can improve yields and reduce fertiliser costs, although markets and local conditions remain crucial.
Chickens · Hogs · Holistic Management · Insect Management · Livestock · Nutrition Management · Regenerative Agriculture · Sheep · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
A South African fruit grower is trialling sheep, pigs and chickens to replace herbicide, manage weeds and build ground cover—an honest case study with both gains and setbacks.
Cover Crops · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
A panel of young South Dakota farmers described stewardship as a whole-farm discipline involving soil cover, biological function, livestock, business resilience and long-term responsibility.
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Successful cover-crop adoption starts with a clear goal, treats the cover as part of the farming system and plans species, grazing, water and termination around local conditions.
Holistic Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
A Practical Farmers of Iowa farminar follows 3Gen Organics’ effort to reduce tillage, including strong corn results, difficult soybean seasons and lessons from alfalfa-based fertility.
Nutrition Management · Soil Biology · World Ag News
Australian researchers are investigating whether a native fungus can help crops access residual soil phosphorus, improve growth and reduce reliance on synthetic phosphorus fertiliser.