Written by Ian Wilkinson from Cotswold Seeds Companion cropping can sometimes be a difficult term to define, but a learned fellow farmer, Andy Howard, describes it as growing two or more crops together, and that’s a definition I like, because it means diversity within plant species (which I firmly believe in), encompassing complex herbal leys …
There have only been a few times in my life I have been truly wow’d at an agricultural show. But I certainly have one more to add to the list after visiting the John Deere stand at Agritechnica 2019. As always, the stand was big, and we were very lucky to have Nathan Kramer from …
By Phil Jarvis, head of farming at the GWCT Allerton Project, as based on information found on Agricology (www.agricology.co.uk ).Life is all about choices, some turn out well and others can fire a whole load of challenges your way. The same is true aswe develop our agricultural businesses from dipping a toe in the water …
Written by James Warne of Soil First Farming A cover crop can be anything that is not intended to be harvested. It is simply there to provide soil cover, lightinterception, push roots in the soil and carbon sequestration. If you are following a true Conservation Agriculture (CA) system, cover cropping is an essential part of …
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Written by Denise Attaway, College of Agriculture, Clemson University, South Carolina South Carolina soils are old and weathered, and Clemson University researchers are working with the Richland Soil andWater District and the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resource Conservation Service to teach thepublic how growing cover crops can help rejuvenate and put some life …
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FOUR ISSUES TO CONSIDER You probably know that crop rotation is a good thing. Growing different crops back to back provides several benefits,such as preventing pests and disease, improving soil health and reducing fertilizer inputs, all of which can boost yourcrop yields and your bottom line. By adding cover crops to the mix, you’re diversifying …
Written byAngela Lovell, originally published in No-Till Farmer USA in November 2018 Choosing a cover crop cocktail is only a start, says Adam Daugherty, as managing carbon-to-nitrogen ratios and adapting planting strategies play a big role in success. There are many variables for growers to consider when they’re implementing cover-crop mixes into their no-till rotation …
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Written by Christoph Felgentreu, Jan Hendrik Schulz · Bückwitz from DSV Farmers have a choice as to which ecological compensation measures they use to meet their greening obligations.According to the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), around 1.37 million hectares of land weredesignated as ecological focus areas in 2015, of which as much …
Just how essential are individual amino acids in helping plants cope with environmental stress? Taking a close look at the effects of amino acid biostimulants on early root and shoot growth in winter wheat and spring barley, we explore here the role some of the key amino acids play in resilience, yield, and overall plant …
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The main thing to understand is that an electric fence is a psychological barrier for animals. The initial electric shock they receive means they are deterred from approaching the fence again. Therefore, how a fence is erected and the speed with which it can be moved is critical when consider what is important in terms …
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