Cover Crops

Cover Crop Crossroads

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 …

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Cover Crops Can Increase Soil Moisture By As Much As 10 Percent

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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Tips For Managing Cover Crop Mixes For More No-Till Benefits

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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Humus – Black Gold

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 …

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Stress Levels: Fighting Abiotic Stress With Amino Acid Biostimulants

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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