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Regenerative Agriculture: A Strategic Approach for Farming

Cropaia

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in regenerative agriculture, a holistic approach to farming that seeks to restore and revitalize the land while improving crop yields and overall farm profitability. This means increased crop yields and reduced inputs like fertilizers and pesticides.

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The Dirt on Cover Crops

Modern Farmer

In the United States, the practice was relatively common from the 1860s through the 1950s before it was replaced by synthetic fertilizers and different crop management techniques. But, as sustainability becomes increasingly important, the global agricultural community is turning back to the proven practice. How do cover crops work?

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Use These 3 Tips to Improve Soil Nutrient Levels

Agriculture for Life

In agriculture, growers must work with quality earth that contains healthy levels of soil nutrients. When striving to grow lush, healthy plants that produce favourable yields, soil nutrient quality must be high. Agricultural chemical products can also speed up natural processes that further deplete soil nutrients.

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Understanding pH Part One:

UnderstandingAg

By Kyle Richardville Understanding Ag, LLC About the Understanding series Agriculture isnt rocket science. This is yet another reason to prioritize diversity of species in cash crop rotations, cover crop mixes and pasture composition. Its much more complex than that.

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A pillar of the climate-smart agriculture movement is on shaky ground

Food Environment and Reporting Network

It’s one thing the Biden administration, agribusiness leaders, soil scientists and environmentalists all agree on: farmers across the country should plant cover crops. But that’s not why they’ve become a linchpin of the red-hot climate-smart and regenerative agriculture movements. percent for corn and 3.5