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Understanding pH Part One:

UnderstandingAg

Image 3: The global distribution of soil acidity and alkalinity is largely related to annual rainfall and its excess over evapotranspiration. Except for the frozen artic regions, the distribution of acid soils (red areas on the map) corresponds quite closely to the distribution of forest vegetation.

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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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Walmart’s ‘Regenerative Foodscape’

Civil Eats

His mom, Christy Walton—widow to Sam’s son John—has a net worth of about $11 billion, which she has used to fund restaurants, large ocean aquaculture projects, and a 40,000-acre ranch that offers a “regenerative experience” to tourists and has acted as a site for research on land and livestock management. It won’t be easy.

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Virginia Tech Receives Record $80m Towards Climate-Smart Farming

World Agri-Tech

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will distribute more than $56 million to producers to enact climate-friendly practices and serve as a pilot program for a national model. It is the largest grant received in the university’s history. Virginia Tech leads the pilot project, known as the Alliance to Advance Climate-Smart Agriculture.

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Food as Filler OR Food as Medicine?

UnderstandingAg

farm production more than doubled, and farm size increased from an average of 215 acres in 1950 to 464 acres in 2023. is losing an average of two tons of topsoil per acre annually. Crop diversity has decreased by 75% since 1950. Irrigated acres have more than doubled since 1960. From 1950 to 2000, U.S. 50% of U.S.

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Best Practices for Managing Plant Nutrients

Farmbrite

Adjust Fertilizer for Area Multiply the fertilizer requirement per acre by the size of your field to determine the total amount of fertilizer needed. Application Fertilizer Application Timing and Methods Follow crop-specific guidelines for when and how to apply the fertilizer (e.g., Just match it the best you can.

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Seattle’s Black Farmers Collective Nurtures Communities and Crops

Modern Farmer

While the cover crops prepped the land, Clamoungou and his crew prepped themselves, along with the equipment, infrastructure and seedlings they’d need for a successful growing season. acre plot in central Seattle, where organizers host volunteer days, summer cookouts, and food and gardening classes. Still, W.E.B. percent Black.

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