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Improving Agricultural Development Projects Through Gender Analysis

Agric4profits

Women tend to concentrate their agricultural activities around the homestead, primarily because of their domestic and reproductive roles; they play a critical role in food production, post-harvest activities, livestock care, and increasingly in cash cropping.

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Winter Farming in Florida: Profit Ripe for the Picking

ATTRA

By Hakeem Holmes , NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Florida is known for being the Sunshine State, attracting millions of visitors each year to its theme parks, beaches, fishing excursions, and other attractions. After Floridas farmers harvest a wide array of summer crops, the fields do not lie dormant for long.

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Greens as a Secondary Income from your Cash Crop Plants

ATTRA

By Audrey Kolde, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist I find great joy in incorporating green vegetables into my meals. But did you know that our gardens have delectable green vegetables available for harvesting and consumption while we wait for the fruits to grow. They are added to smoothies, pestos, tabouli, and soups.

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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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These State Lawmakers Are Collaborating on Policies that Support Regenerative Agriculture

Civil Eats

On a crisp weekend this past fall, 30 state legislators from across the nation descended on TomKat Ranch , an 1,800-acre ranch focused on regenerative agriculture in Pescadero, California, an hour south of San Francisco. Attendees at the TomKat Ranch tour organized by the State Innovation Exchange (SiX).

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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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Living Mulch Cover Cropping for Gardens and Small Farms: Managing an “organic matter” system

ATTRA

By Lee Rinehart, NCAT Agriculture Specialist I’m sure farmers have been using living mulches for ages. They are documenting Lincoln’s living cover crop system, where he undersows Dutch white clover into vegetables after the last cultivation in July. Now it becomes a perennial living mulch to direct seed or transplant cash crops into.

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