Independent agricultural news briefs, selected and explained by the KindHarvest Team.
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Holistic Management · Soil Health · World Ag News
Drilling crops into a permanent living mulch is the holy grail for organic growers and a system developed in the south-west of France now gaining ground in the UK.
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
Business Innovation · Soil Health · World Ag News
For one thing, probes did not have the agronomic software to make sense of what they were reading. But that’s changing. As data collection becomes more intense and computer modelling becomes more
Holistic Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Gould says unfortunately after 14 years of educational outreach on the benefits of using compost, the needle hasn’t really moved on implementation.
Livestock · Soil Health · World Ag News
The dry spell on the Prairies doesn’t appear to be ending any time soon, making forage and water management increasingly challenging.
Holistic Management · Potatoes · Soil Health · Vegetables · World Ag News
Growing potatoes with excellent taste characteristics was the starting point for Jeroen Klompe’s eight-year journey to improve his soil, and his management of it within a potato rotation.
Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently discovered that the ability of agricultural grasses to withstand drought is directly related to the health of the microbial community living on their stems,
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.
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Health · World Ag News
Wind and water have eroded Montana soils since the first plow turned earth on the Northern Plains more than 150 years ago, taking with them one of the state’s most important resources.
Soil Health · World Ag News
McKinley Smoot is a rancher with a 150-acre lease in Peoa. He said he’s conserving water with a sustainable practice called mult-paddock grazing, which essentially constantly rotates cows in a small grazing