Civil Eats

APRIL 29, 2024

Steve Ela is an organic fruit grower in western Colorado who relies on compost to nourish his heirloom tomato crop each year. Ela knows first-hand how central compost is to his organic farm—and all organic agriculture. Ela knows first-hand how central compost is to his organic farm—and all organic agriculture.

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Compost Manufacturing Food Production 141

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Plastics are tightly woven into the fabric of modern agriculture. But plasticulture, or the use of plastic products in agriculture, also comes with a wide range of known problems. In the larger scope, agriculture accounts for a small slice of the plastics pie—less than 3 percent of the annual 440 million tons produced worldwide.

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Agriculture Agriculture Supply Chain Production 145

Cropaia

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Nitrogen is a critical nutrient for plant growth and is often the most limiting nutrient in agricultural systems. Organic fertilizers such as manure, compost , and other organic amendments are valuable sources of nitrogen. Rapid incorporation is crucial to retain this nitrogen and make it available to plants.

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Fertilizer Manure Compost Processing 91

Farmbrite

DECEMBER 19, 2024

By starting with soil testing, growers can optimize their fields for plant health, reduce input costs, and promote sustainable agricultural practices. Use resources such as soil and crop guidelines, local agricultural extension offices, or a crop nutrient requirement chart to help guide you.

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Fertilizer Compost Crop Distribution 93

Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Our major goal is to support the ecosystem, heal nature, and be more attuned with nature’s processes,” says Bosch, who farms using organic and regenerative agricultural practices. “As Baker has even had success planting directly into straw bales. It wasn’t long before she grew disenchanted with the amount of plastic she was using. “Our

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Straw Compost Seeding Farming 85

Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 28, 2024

“Food that can’t be saved is collected in compost buckets in the cafeteria and used in our [rooftop] garden ; nothing goes to waste,” says Kristin Siembieda, STEAM program specialist and Helping Hands coordinator at SPARK. A student weighs out food for compost. Tending to the compost. Tending to the school’s compost piles.

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Food Compost Straw Fertilizer 107

Sustainable Food Trust

APRIL 10, 2024

In 2021, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) published a major report on plastic use in farming. Plastics are used across the gamut of farming, from the ubiquitous silage wrap, usually black but now increasingly in an array of colours, to plastic mulches, agricultural film plastic, seed bags and onwards.

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Straw Farming Farming Ecology 98