Independent agricultural news briefs, selected and explained by the KindHarvest Team.
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Livestock · Soil Health · World Ag News
The project is exploring why some producers adopt soil health building principles, such as adaptive grazing management, while others do not. It is also examining social and economic sustainability (commonly called producer
Holistic Management · Livestock · Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Health · World Ag News
Whether faced with problem weeds, as a move towards improving soil health, or part of a regenerative agricultural strategy, it’s a move many farmers are considering.
Holistic Management · Soil Health · World Ag News
Bob Freebairn, an agricultural consultant based in Coonabarabran, Australia, sees the short-term and long-term benefits of no-tilling in a world faced with climate change.
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
On the dry, wind-swept Colorado plains, more residue above and roots below are critical to John Heermann’s no-till system.
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
From getting a thick stand of cover crops to terminating them at the right time, roller-crimping experts explain the key components for weed control in organic no-till.
Beef · Holistic Management · Livestock · Nutrition Management · Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
We do not have a fertility issue in agriculture, we have a biological issue.
Broad Acre Crops · Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Maize/Corn · Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Health · World Ag News
A 2016 farming systems comparison trial resulted in 200 bushels/acre in the organic system – a record for the area. The conventionally tilled system yielded 140 bushels/acre, meeting the county average.
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Health · World Ag News
Scientists have found that the Corn Belt region of the U.S. Midwest, which produces 75% of U.S. corn, has lost around 35% of its most fertile topsoil since European colonization in the
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 · Radish · Rapeseed · Soil Health · World Ag News
Using a deep-rooted cover crop, either seeded after harvest or interseeded into a standing crop, can begin the process of breaking down soil compaction layers while also providing all those other benefits