Sustainable Food Trust

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In 2022, the UN warned that damage to land by humans is increasing and 40% of land is degraded , depleted of soil fertility, water, natural resources and biodiversity. The more fertile the soil is, the more organisms it has living in it. However, due to poor farming practices, soil is degrading at an alarming rate.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 24, 2023

Since the resurgence of regenerative agriculture, farming has never been sexier. But what does regenerative agriculture mean? It’s official: Regenerative agriculture has been hijacked. This distinction,” says Newton, “raises interesting implications about how you define regenerative agriculture.”

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Farming Secrets

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The same applies for CO2 in the atmosphere adds to the greenhouse gas effect, however carbon sequestered in the soil from the atmosphere via photosynthesis has many co-benefits to build soil fertility and soil structure so that the soil can retain more water. So, if it can’t be measured it does not exist!

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Daily Yonder

APRIL 11, 2023

Leadership from the USDA and agriculture schools, like the one at Iowa State University, influence farm methods; but even recommendations to reduce farm chemicals have unintended outcomes. One way to reduce agricultural chemicals is planting cover crops in the Fall after the cash crop is harvested.

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Sustainable Food Trust

JANUARY 14, 2025

As news of weed killer resistant plants hits the headlines, Patrick Holden reflects on discussions at the latest Oxford Real Farming Conference, highlighting why the plough may not be the worst option when it comes to nature-friendly cultivation. The theme was how ploughing and cultivation can be good for soil health.

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Sustainable Food Trust

JUNE 14, 2023

But will the current trend away from ploughing towards direct drilling and the accompanying use of glyphosate bring the benefits advocates claim, or could this make matters even worse? Richard Young follows on from his article, Speed the plough or the direct drill and sprayer?

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