Civil Eats

JULY 2, 2024

From pasture to parlor, its organic, butterfat-rich milk travels less than 10 miles, produced by a herd of Jerseys pasture-raised on the misty coast. A few sleek Jersey cows from the Foggy Bottoms Boys pastures. Smaller, family-run operations also have a deep commitment to their land and herds, Baird says.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JULY 14, 2023

And beyond the diversification associated with cropping fields, adding livestock diversity into a system can reduce challenges like pests and diseases while allowing for nutrient cycling from livestock to soil and back to crop or forage species. Rotating crops also significantly reduces pests and diseases.

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Agriculture Agriculture Crop Rotation Pasture 98

Farmbrite

AUGUST 23, 2023

One common method is the traditional or sequential crop rotation, where different crops are grown in a planned sequence over a period of years. This can include a rotation of cash crops , cover crops , and even fallow periods to allow the soil to rest and rejuvenate. Avoid overgrazing your pasture lands.

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Since the 1940s , oats, wheat, hay, and pasture have been replaced by a duoculture of corn and soybeans. So, the program pays a farmer $55 an acre to grow their cover crops to at least 12 inches; at 24 inches, they receive an additional $20 per acre. ” Mark Stokes has been using no-till cropping for 26 years.

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Crop Farming Farming Acre 122

Farmbrite

JULY 18, 2024

This method is beneficial for the long-term health of your pasture and ensures that the pasture isn't overgrazed. Unfortunately, extreme weather is becoming more and more common and will negatively affect the growth of your hay crop. This is one of the highest quality feeds for livestock as well as a cash crop.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 25, 2023

While most of what he’s growing are traditional cash crops, the coriander isn’t for commercial sale. It will take years for the pastures and perennial forages to recover, and that’s only if conditions improve. It’s for the grasshoppers. They don’t like the smell and will avoid areas where it’s planted,” he says.

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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. It gave me enough time to ford a cow pasture and find a hillside seat to watch this aerial display.

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