Modern Farmer

AUGUST 31, 2023

Cover cropping is a means of increasing soil fertility without chemicals. How do cover crops work? All cash crops (what farmers grow to sell) pull nutrients out of the soil as they mature. It’s important to replenish those nourishing substances after every harvest so future crops can also flourish.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 31, 2025

Cover cropping involves planting crops with the intention of improving growing conditions rather than obtaining a harvest. Increase Yields More diverse rotations can boost crop yields and resilience. Provide Habitat for Natural Predators A diverse garden attracts the good bugs to your crops.

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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.

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UnderstandingAg

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Lastly, ever increasing crop yields over the decades has meant more calcium (Ca 2+ ), magnesium (Mg 2+ ) and potassium (K + ) leaves the field at harvest, which has the same effect as them leaching in high rainfall areas because H + is allowed to reign, and the balance of positively charged nutrients is thrown out of whack. *The

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Agriculture for Life

JANUARY 12, 2021

This is especially important to encourage long-term quality plant nutrition and greater harvest yields. Then, after harvest, the falling foliage and vegetation debris that decomposes in the soil will replenish nutrients to the ground to feed beneficial soil organisms and improve future crops.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Department of Agriculture and food giants such as Land O’Lakes, Corteva, Bayer, and Cargill are paying farmers millions of dollars to sow rye, clover, radishes or other crops after, or even before, they harvest their corn and soybeans. percent for soybeans—on fields that were cover-cropped, compared to fields that were not.

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