Independent agricultural news briefs, selected and explained by the KindHarvest Team.
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Disease Management · Holistic Management · Nutrition Management · Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Biology · Soil Health · Vegetables · World Ag News
Bill Kerr, a vegetable specialist and breeder of a range of vegetables, has been no-tilling for 18 years and says he’s seen a range of benefits.
Tomatoes · Vegetables · World Ag News
University breeder concentrated on flavor and disease resistance.
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Soil Biology · Soil Health · Vegetables · World Ag News
Cover crop guru, Steve Groff joins the show to talk about his large, wholesale operation in Lancaster County, PA.
Disease Management · Holistic Management · Insect Management · Livestock · Nutrition Management · Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Biology · Soil Health · Vegetables · Weed Management · World Ag News
SoilEssentials director, Robert Ramsay, writes about regenerative agriculture and the opportunities it presents for Scottish farmers.
Cover Crops · Disease Management · Holistic Management · Insect Management · Nutrition Management · Potatoes · Soil Biology · Soil Health · Vegetables · Weed Management · World Ag News
Growing potatoes on a commercial scale with virtually zero synthetic inputs would seem impossible, but this is exactly what one US farmers has achieved using what he calls “biotic farming”, without any
Broad Acre Crops · Buckwheat · Cover Crops · Legumes · Maize/Corn · Soybeans · Sweet Corn · Vegetables · World Ag News
In the upper Midwest, few winter annual crops reliably survive the harsh winters. However, researchers are developing an oilseed crop, pennycress, that can serve as a new winter annual for the region,
Beef · Chickens · Holistic Management · Livestock · Regenerative Agriculture · Vegetables · World Ag News
Join NOFA/Mass and Michael Gallagher of Square Roots Farm, along with Connor Stedman as we explore his intensively managed livestock systems and options for integrating silvopasture.
Brassicas · Broad Acre Crops · Lentils · Peas · Pulse Crops · Vegetables · World Ag News
Field trials test Brassica and other beneficial crops as potential biofumigants in rotation for managing Aphanomyces root rot in pulses.
Carrots · Spinach · Turnips · Vegetables · World Ag News
At Snug Haven Farm, the growing season starts in September. Spinach, carrots and turnips are seeded in the ground and kale, collards and chard are transplanted into hoop houses.
Holistic Management · Potatoes · Regenerative Agriculture · Vegetables · World Ag News
Identified as the fifth most important food crop in the developing world, and one of the main crops identified for Caribbean food security, sweet potatoes produce more biomass and nutrients per hectare