Major Food and Cash Crops Grown Around the World
Agric4profits
SEPTEMBER 21, 2024
Food and cash crops play crucial roles in agriculture and the economy. Food crops are primarily grown to feed people, while cash crops are cultivated for sale a
The Sharp Edge: Building sprayer tender trailers, with Shawridge Farms
Real Agriculture
OCTOBER 4, 2023
At Shawridge Farms, a large cash crop and commercial grain elevator operation located in Arthur, Ont., At Shawridge Farms, a large cash crop and commercial grain elevator operation located in Arthur, Ont., that responsibility falls primarily to sprayer operator Matthew Musselman. He gets a lot of help from the.
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What cover crop blooms early to benefit corn?
Western FarmPress
APRIL 1, 2024
Researchers want to see whether cover crop nutrients can be used by cash crop after. Legumes mine nitrogen, phosphorus, and potash from subsoil.
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The Sharp Edge: Robot farming with Mark Richards
Real Agriculture
JULY 21, 2023
Is it efficient to use autonomous vehicle in row crop agriculture in southwestern Ontario? That’s a question cash crop farmer Mark Richards is wrestling with on his Dresden, Ont. Read More Is it efficient to use autonomous vehicle in row crop agriculture in southwestern Ontario? Read More
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Greens as a Secondary Income from your Cash Crop Plants
ATTRA
MARCH 12, 2024
As farmers who work in unpredictable climates, we know the importance of growing a diverse range of foods and harvesting various parts to make up for times when cash crops are scarce. These products are best marketed directly to consumers, local chefs, or specialty markets, although I hope this will change.
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Wide-row corn opens up possibilities to boost income
Western FarmPress
OCTOBER 25, 2024
Planting corn in 60- or even 90-inch spacings runs counter to the norm, but it creates an “opportunity space” for companion cash crops or grazing.
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The Dirt on Cover Crops
Modern Farmer
AUGUST 31, 2023
What’s cover cropping all about, anyway? As with many eco initiatives, what was old is new again: Cover crops (or fallow season plantings; see more below) were first used during the Roman Empire as a way to boost the soil quality in vineyards. Cover crops refer to vegetation planted in empty fields— covering the soil, get it?—at
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Regenerative Gardening, No-Till Winter Cover Crop Strategies
UnderstandingAg
OCTOBER 29, 2023
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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Deer: Public enemy number one for S.C. farmers
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Research by Clemson University reveals that estimated losses in 2022 to vital cash crops were roughly $114 million, in large part due to deer.
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New Crop-Livestock Integration Resources
Organic Farming Research
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
To address this need, OFRF has developed a Crop-Livestock Integration series informed by interviews with highly experienced organic producers across the US whose farming operations have benefited from integrated crop and livestock production.
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Implements that involve planting or seeding
Western FarmPress
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
What's New From the Shows: This lineup of new products centers around planting cash crops or seeding cover crops.
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Diversifying rotations for climate change adaptation and mitigation
Agricultural Biodiversity
JANUARY 23, 2024
Bottom line: more crops better. Anthropocene Magazine has a handy summary of recent research into crop diversity on the North China Plain. Bottom line: adding more crops to the current dominant rotation of wheat and maize increases yields and profits, sequesters more carbon in the soil and reduces overall greenhouse gas emissions.
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RealAg Shops, Ep 6: Planning a shop build with Adam Pfeffer
Real Agriculture
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
A cash crop farmer who runs a self-described “small to mid-sized” operation in southwestern Ontario, he also works as a market development manager for Bayer Crop Science. Adam Pfeffer has put a lot of thought into the new shop he’s just finished at his farm at Sparta, Ont. Read More
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Living Mulch Cover Cropping for Gardens and Small Farms: Managing an “organic matter” system
ATTRA
DECEMBER 26, 2023
They are documenting Lincoln’s living cover crop system, where he undersows Dutch white clover into vegetables after the last cultivation in July. He would let the cover crop grow and overwinter and then plow down the following spring for green manure. Periodic mowing keeps it under control and adds a green manure mulch to the crops.
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Can Taller Cover Crops Help Clean the Water in Farm Country?
Civil Eats
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
It turns out a system that relies less on row crops isn’t just good for a time- and resource-strapped young farmer. It works as both a cover crop and forage for the cattle, and it’s helping Bedtka build up organic matter in his soil. farmland is regularly cover cropped. Any day you can graze is better,” says Bedka.
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CABI partners with Kisii County and MESPT to train farmers on good agricultural practices in Kenya
CABI
JANUARY 25, 2024
CABI, Kisii County Government and the Micro Enterprise Support Programme Trust (MESPT), has trained farmers on good sustainable agricultural practices to address challenges facing the banana sector which is a key cash crop for smallholder farmers.
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Field Notes from Koch Agronomic Services – Episode 31
Agwired
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Reaping the Benefits of Cover Crops In this episode, we’ll learn more about the benefits of cover crops and how they can fit into your nutrient management plan. KAS technical agronomists, Lacie Thomas and Evan King, discuss how cover crops can become a cash crop, improve soil health and also act as nitrogen scavengers.
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Addressing Compaction During the Regenerative Transition: Part 2
UnderstandingAg
SEPTEMBER 24, 2023
Selling the ripper and investing the money into well-planned cover crops is a safer bet. There are several strategies we can use to maximize ground cover in crop fields throughout the growing season. Cover crops are the “Swiss army knife” of tools for addressing compaction.
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University of Idaho Extension Researchers Explore Raising Annual Alfalfa for Nitrogen
ATTRA
OCTOBER 11, 2023
The non-dormant alfalfa planted as an annual can yield three cuttings as a cash crop and then winter-kill. Researchers have found that the annual alfalfa leaves enough nitrogen in the soil for a barley or corn crop the next year.
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Armoring Your Soil for the Winter
UnderstandingAg
JULY 31, 2023
It is mid-summer, and that time of the year to order your winter cover crop seeds. In the previous article about winter cover crops for market gardens, I highlighted the important role winter cover crops play in providing diversity and building soil health. I consider this the Swiss Army knife of cover cropping.
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New Holland Showing Off New Technology at Ag On The Mall
Agwired
MAY 20, 2024
New Holland – J Cole Sanford, Cash Crop Product Specialist AEM Ag on the Mall - J Cole Sanford, New Holland 4:14 2024 Celebration of Modern Agriculture on the Mall An added benefits is being able to talk with elected officials and regulators. You can hear more about what he has to say in our interview.
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Watershed Project Bolsters Food Security in the Philippines
Food Tank
FEBRUARY 24, 2024
As part of the restoration project, community members planted cash crops, perennial crops, and high-value crops that offered sources of livelihood. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), focuses on restoring degraded forests, preserving water reservoirs, and promoting sustainable land management practices.
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Syngenta Seeds and Sustainable Oils to Sell Camelina Seed
Agwired
AUGUST 30, 2023
to sell Camelina sativa (camelina) seed – an ultra-low carbon oilseed crop that can be used as feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel and renewable fuels, and an ingredient for sustainable animal feed. Camelina can be planted on fallow land or land left idle between crop cycles. Sustainable Oils President Mike Karst said.
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High Tunnel Soil Management for Season Extension
ATTRA
JANUARY 2, 2024
Higher temperatures can speed crop growth and increase demands on the soil. Close plant spacings, quick crop successions, and extended seasons, typical in tunnel production, add to those demands. With increased crop successions comes increased soil preparation and tillage that can impact soil structure.
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Aldred has turned capturing farm moments into a thriving business
Real Agriculture
MAY 10, 2023
After growing up on her family’s beef cow-calf and cash crop farm at West Lorne, Ont., After growing up on her family’s beef cow-calf and cash crop farm at West Lorne, Ont., Jodie Aldred loves to take pictures, and she’s turning her passion for farm snap shots into a burgeoning business. Read More
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Regenerative Agriculture: A Strategic Approach for Farming
Cropaia
DECEMBER 19, 2023
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. What’s in It for Farmers?
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A Satellite Image Exposes the ‘Bare Facts’ About Conventional Ag
UnderstandingAg
JUNE 20, 2024
The image was taken on June 2, 2022, right after planting, but before the typical row crops were growing. The area bounded by yellow is where he had planted a winter rye cover crop following a canning crop. so between the two of us, our "cover cropped land area" is about 1% of the total land area represented in this image.
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How to Improve Long-Term Soil Health on Your Farm
Farmbrite
AUGUST 23, 2023
Rotate your crops. Rotating crops is one of the best ways to improve long-term soil health on your farm. There are several types of crop rotation that farmers can implement to maximize the benefits of this practice. Use cover crops. The importance of cover crops lies in their ability to protect and improve soil health.
From Symptoms to Solutions: Addressing the Underlying Causes of Water Quality Degradation – Part 4
UnderstandingAg
MAY 3, 2024
Fall application of nutrients for a cash crop the following year makes no sense from a plant nutrition standpoint. Most N should be put in small amounts as a sidedress or foliar spray, unless you are planting into a high C:N ratio soil or cover crop that will require a lot of N for residue decomposition. This is backwards.
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Getting the Biologically Integrated Orchard Systems (BIOS) demonstration project off the ground!
Caff
APRIL 22, 2021
Additional monitoring for spider mites and predatory insects will soon take place as part of a biological control experiment on three of the orchards with cover crops, which were planted in fall of 2020. “ Why take cover crop samples?”, ”, you might ask.
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Hungry and Seemingly Unstoppable: Grasshoppers Invade Canada’s Prairies
Modern Farmer
AUGUST 25, 2023
Their meals of choice are: barley, oats, corn, soy, wheat, rye and alfalfa, the mainstay commercial crops of prairie farmers. Even if a farmer does spray, there’s often a wait time between the application of a chemical pesticide and when it’s safe to harvest a crop. Crops devoured by grasshoppers. Does it work? Moderately.”
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Tragedy–Above and Below Ground
UnderstandingAg
MAY 8, 2023
It took transitioning to no-till, keeping my soils covered (armored), making sure there was a living root in the soil as long as possible, adding a diverse array of cash crops and cover crops, and integrating livestock into my cropland acres for my soils to significantly advance.
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An Ancient Grain Made New Again: How Sorghum Could Help U.S. Farms Adapt to Climate Change
Agritecture Blog
MARCH 3, 2023
Editor’s Note: Sorghum is not a well-known crop in the states, but this drought-tolerant crop could be a farm-saving plant in regions like the American Great Plains. Like many of the neighboring farms in his northeast corner of Oklahoma, his corn crop practically shriveled up due to the lack of moisture. Credit: Peggy Greb.
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Agricultural Diversification: Practice and Policy
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
JULY 14, 2023
Who manages land determines which scientific perspectives, crop choices, traditions, and skills shape the landscape, with profound implications for its ecological sustainability. In cropping systems, it may include increasing structural diversity of the crops themselves, as by having cut and uncut strips of alfalfa.
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Food, Beverage, and Pet Food Companies Seek Accurate, Reliable Farm Sustainability Data
DTN
AUGUST 29, 2023
These indicators include fertilizer and crop protection usage, irrigation, cover crop and tillage practices, and equipment emissions. EcoField data uses the most comprehensive, field-level data on more than 50 sustainable agriculture practices and inputs.
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Commentary: America’s Cropland – Talk Is Cheap When It Comes to Sustainability or Organic Farming
Daily Yonder
APRIL 11, 2023
One way to reduce agricultural chemicals is planting cover crops in the Fall after the cash crop is harvested. Winter cover crops could mean using less fertilizer and herbicide in the Spring. According to the authors, there are three ways to eliminate cover crops: 1) herbicides, 2) rolling and crimping, and 3) tillage.
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Indigenous People, Western Science, and Conservation in Thailand
Food Tank
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
According to the Swedbio report, there are some 207 food crops cultivated in the rotational farming system used by Hin Lad Nai. That’s why they don’t have to do cash cropping and why they prohibit chemicals in the area,” Trakansuphakon tells Food Tank. They earn income from forest products and beekeeping.
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The Small Farmer Atlas: Learning Lessons from the Original Influencers
Food Tank
SEPTEMBER 4, 2023
Farmers in these groups can typically cover their basic needs with the cash crops they produce, yet prosperity often remains out of reach. These commodities are produced by roughly 120 million small-scale farmers, the majority of them in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
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Use These 3 Tips to Improve Soil Nutrient Levels
Agriculture for Life
JANUARY 12, 2021
Opting for clean, nutrient-dense organic formulations that serve to heal and regenerate damaged soils will lead to better crop production for years to come. There are several different ways to add fertilizer to a field, a crop, home garden, or lawn environment. Not every method is right for every fertilizer.
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The Best Types of Hay to Choose for Your Livestock
Farmbrite
JULY 18, 2024
Understanding your soil (loamy, clay, etc), the PH, and the other trace nutrients that are available in your soil is vital to growing healthy crops. Be sure not to over-harvest and give enough time for your crop to regrow. Crops can attract unwanted pests that will also eat the crop.
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Industry Ag News 9/22
Agwired
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
Northern Soy Marketing (NSM) recently held its inaugural Midwest Crop Tour in North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota and Nebraska for group of Southeast Asian buyers. Some 3 million acres of agricultural lands were in the storm’s path, including row crops like peanuts and cotton, dairy and poultry farms, aquaculture operations and more.
Bringing Back Local Milk, Ice Cream, and Cheese
Civil Eats
JULY 2, 2024
Some regions have expanded their focus to include climate-smart ranching practices, including managed grazing and resilient cropping systems , which can mitigate the environmental and climate impacts of industrial livestock production. But that hasn’t been the PCC’s focus, Pheasant says.
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California Agriculture Could Use an Ancient History Lesson
The Equation
JUNE 5, 2023
Of course, this required massive amounts of work and the crops received only the water they needed to grow. We are allowing our groundwater (which is our water savings account) to be depleted to grow cash crops for wealthy corporations. But maybe our main concern should be about future food and nutrition security.
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