UnderstandingAg
APRIL 3, 2025
Farming and ranching involve the fields of biology, ecology, chemistry, botany, physics, geology, meteorology, politics, economics, psychology and mechanics, just to name a few. The farmer was trying to produce crops on a 30-acre alkaline area in a 150 acre field that he hadn’t grown a cash crop on in over 20 years, only kochia.
Modern Farmer
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One of the key differences between these two examples is the amount of crop diversity present. Increasing the types of crops present in an area can provide numerous ecological and economic benefits. However, planting a greater variety of crops often leads to the following advantages.
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UnderstandingAg
OCTOBER 29, 2023
Identifying Opportunities and Planning Successful cover cropping starts with a strong crop plan and requires additional planning around cash-crop termination and no-till seeding methods. This technique includes broadcasting seed into the existing crop after harvest, followed by mowing the cash crop.
Food Tank
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The initiative also connects ecological health and food security. As part of the restoration project, community members planted cash crops, perennial crops, and high-value crops that offered sources of livelihood.
Caff
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CAFF’s Ecological Farming team has been busy the past several weeks setting up the Biologically Integrated Orchards Systems (BIOS) project at six demonstration sites located in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys. “ Why take cover crop samples? The BIOS project is underway!
Modern Farmer
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One of the key differences between these two examples is the amount of crop diversity present. Increasing the types of crops present in an area can provide numerous ecological and economic benefits. However, planting a greater variety of crops often leads to the following advantages.
ATTRA
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When he needed added biomass, he experimented with undersowing Dutch white clover into early harvested crops, mowing the post-harvest crop, and then drilling rye into the clover. But what if you leave the white clover cover crop to continue growing in the second year?
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