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Guide to Potato Cultivation: From Planting to Harvest

Cropaia

Nitrogen application should total 150–200 kg/ha (130-180 lbs/acre), split between planting and tuber initiation to sustain vegetative growth without promoting excessive foliage. The post Guide to Potato Cultivation: From Planting to Harvest first appeared on Cropaia.

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Stewarding Success: IRA Funding is Cultivating New Conservation Acres and Farmers

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

million new acres (22% of all FY2023 acres) (see Figure 1), and nearly $171 million expended directly on climate-smart agriculture and forestry practices in CSP, with the additional $79 million of IRA funds allocated to CSP supporting technical assistance for all contracts signed.

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Should We Be Farming in the Desert?

Civil Eats

Yet carrots, cauliflower, sweet onions, honeydew, broccoli, and alfalfa all grow here, incongruous crops that spread across half a million acres of cultivated land. Ronald Leimgruber farms 3,500 of those acres. This approach also involves turning away from planting on marginal acreage that is not ideal for crops.

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Worley Family Farms: A Legacy of Hard Work and Innovation

Farm Credit of Southern Colorado

The Mattive family of Worley Family Farms has spent generations cultivating success in the San Luis Valley, and their story is one of resilience, dedication, and innovation. Through sustainable practices like crop rotation and soil management techniques, they ensure long-term productivity and the highest quality potatoes.

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In Hawai‘i, Restoring Kava Helps Sustain Native Food Culture

Civil Eats

Kava has endured a long history of adversity, said Lakea Trask, a Hawaiian farmer and local activist who cultivates kava and other Native crops for Kanaka Kava , his familys farm-to-table restaurant in Kailua-Kona, on the Big Island. s Lincoln is wary of kava becoming another commodity crop, where profits flow up, not down.

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Best Practices for Managing Plant Nutrients

Farmbrite

Healthy Crops Start with Your Soil The foundation of healthy crops begins with healthy soil. To cultivate robust crops, understanding the soil's condition is vital, which is where soil testing comes in. The approach ensures the crop receives enough nutrition early in its growth for higher yields.

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Whose Farm Is More Sustainable? Calculating Farm Sustainability.

DTN

Two neighbors, Farmer A and Farmer B: both farm 1,000 acres and use the same crop rotation schedule. Farmer A tills 30% of their fields, uses cover crops on 20%, and applies anhydrous ammonia. Farmer B tills 50% of their fields, uses cover crops on 40%, and uses stable nitrogen sources. Consider this scenario.

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