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Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Colorado no-till farmer John Heermann uses residue, diverse rotations, cover crops and intercropping to protect dryland soils while reducing some fertiliser and herbicide costs.
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Roller-crimping can terminate a mature cover crop and create weed-suppressing mulch without herbicide or tillage—but success depends on biomass, timing, species and careful management.
Beef · Holistic Management · Livestock · Nutrition Management · Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Rancher Steve Kenyon argues that lasting gains in water cycling and soil function require living roots, diverse perennial polycultures and managed livestock—not isolated incremental changes.
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Long before the carbon market emerged that offered economic incentives for farmers to adopt soil-conserving practices such as no-till and cover crops, Jack Boyer had already found the value of such practices.
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Livestock · Nutrition Management · Sheep · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Higher spring barley yields and easier drilling conditions are benefiting one Berkshire farming estate after the introduction of cover crops which are heavily grazed off by sheep.
Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
A healthy pasture feeds soil biology by trading root exudates for soil minerals, in a fragile deal with fungi, that is easily broken when a plant is provided with too much of
Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Researchers find microorganisms from seeds have more staying power than microorganisms from the soil
Holistic Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Agroforestry – the growing of trees and crops on the same piece of land – brings diversity and resilience to a farming system, blending food production and public goods provision, claim enthusiasts.
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Switching from conventional crop production to a soil health management system should be a well-planned process.
Holistic Management · Soil Biology · World Ag News
In this episode of the No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators podcast, brought to you by Terrasym, Frank Lessiter talks with Paul Schaffert, founder of Schaffert Manufacturing Company in Indianola, Nebraska.