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Insect Management · Livestock · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Dung beetle populations in the UK are in trouble, says farmer and entomologist Sally-Ann Spence. These insects play a vital role in livestock systems with dung pat management, soil health and parasite
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
We’ve found the soil becomes more workable, has less standing water after high rainfall and crops grow for longer as there is more moisture held in the structure of the soil.
Holistic Management · Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Health · World Ag News
“It hasn’t been easy,” Luhman tells me over the buzzing engine. “But we’re doing better than most.”
Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
It might be hard to believe, but you may never have seen the most abundant animal on Earth: soil nematodes! They represent eighty percent of animal life by number and live in
Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Three years of research to understand two weeks of carrion beetle life and its impacts on the soil.
Business Innovation · Soil Health · World Ag News
The Small Robot Company (SRC), a UK agritech start-up for sustainable farming, has successfully achieved its proof-of-concept milestone for developing robotic soil health intelligence.
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Health · World Ag News
Werling then explored the use of cover crops to prevent soil erosion and add organic material to the soil to improve its health. “Regenerative agriculture, building the health of the soil, is
Holistic Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Nicole Masters is an internationally recognized agroecologist from New Zealand. Fortified by her studies in ecology and plant physiology, Nicole currently serves as the Director of Integrity Soils, a collection of regenerative
Holistic Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
“They want to keep the soil on their farms. Back in my grandfather’s day we used the plow and the disc and ran over it again with the disc. Now we’ve learned
Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Health · World Ag News
Whatever the definition, improving soil health is a goal we can all stand behind.