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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

Today, the Mattives farm 2,000 acres of certified seed potatoes, a specialized crop that begins in their tissue culture lab, where a single plant is carefully propagated into tens of thousands. Adapting for the Future The Mattives commitment to soil health led them to rethink traditional rotations of potatoes and barley.

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Understanding pH: Success Stories: Growing Sollutions to Soil pH Challenges

UnderstandingAg

In fact, from 2008-2016, croplands expanded at a rate of over one million acres per year, with the eastern half of the Dakotas leading the charge. Cropland was seeded back to grass in 2014, and cattle were grazed during the 2015, 2016 and 2017 seasons. For them, a temporary break from cropping might be a good option.

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

Civil Eats

Since kava reproduces only through cuttings, not seeds, Johnstons work has been vital to preserving Hawaiis 13 known cultivars. While state production still remains in the hundreds of acres, according to Edward Johnston, several producers sell kava online. For Trask, kava is also central to healing Hawaiis post-plantation scars.

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Crop Rotation Craziness (or rotations based on the land rather than schedules in books)

Hartwood Farm

I wanted to name this “Ignoring the (Crop Rotation) Experts,” but that title is way too loaded these days! However, in terms of crop rotation, I increasingly find the rigidity of ideas on how to do it chafing. Crop rotation is one of the funny areas in gardening full of super rigid ideas and proscriptions.

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From Seed to Grain: How to Grow Wheat for Optimal Yields

Cropaia

This article will guide you through the key aspects of wheat management, including planting, fertilizing, irrigating, harvesting, and crop rotation. Sowing High-quality, certified seeds are essential for uniform germination and disease resistance. Seeding rate: The recommended seeding rate for winter wheat ranges from 1.2

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Regenerative Gardening, No-Till Winter Cover Crop Strategies

UnderstandingAg

Planning Winter Cover Crop Rotations Maximizing cover crop benefits in the garden requires strong crop planning with strategic rotations coupled with creative improvision so it’s important to examine strategies and considerations for incorporating cover crops with no-till methods and inter-seeding.

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