Cover Crops

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

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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

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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 …

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Stress Levels: Fighting Abiotic Stress With Amino Acid Biostimulants

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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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Alternatives to Glyphosate to Terminate Cover Crops

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Innovative Farmers Look for Alternatives to Glyphosate to Terminate Cover CropsAnglia Farmers are running a new field lab through the Innovative Farmers network, investigating alternative ways to terminate cover crops.Many farmers rely on the chemical herbicide glyphosate to destroy unwanted crops at certain points within the crop rotation, but with uncertainty over its future availability …

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