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Understanding pH: Success Stories: Growing Sollutions to Soil pH Challenges

UnderstandingAg

Its true that many products and practices widely adopted over the past 100 years intended to solve a problem have created new problems, sometimes more challenging than the ones they were designed to conquer. of new cropland areas produced yields below the national average, with a mean yield deficit of 6.5%. Unfortunately, 69.5%

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Diversifying rotations for climate change adaptation and mitigation

Agricultural Biodiversity

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. Sweet potato is a cash crop that increased farmers incomes by about 60%. [D]eveloping million tonnes.

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Greens as a Secondary Income from your Cash Crop Plants

ATTRA

Okra Leaves Bush okra or jute mallows are thick, succulent leaves that yield a slimy sauce like okra pods. These products are best marketed directly to consumers, local chefs, or specialty markets, although I hope this will change. Although cutting leaves may slow fruit production, it’s often a necessary part of plant pruning.

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Crop Diversity Benefits: Why Variety is Key to Sustainable Farming

Modern Farmer

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. In turn, this led to an increase in yields. Farmers plant corn one year and soybeans the following year.

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Crop Diversity Benefits: Why Variety is Key to Sustainable Farming

Modern Farmer

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. In turn, this led to an increase in yields. Farmers plant corn one year and soybeans the following year.

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Regenerative Agriculture: A Strategic Approach for Farming

Cropaia

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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Understanding pH Part One:

UnderstandingAg

Sugary foods fuel microbial activity and result in more acid production, which is why candy does what it does to teeth. In the soil, moisture is often the limiting factor to microbial activity, so rain leads to a flurry of microbial feeding, which leads to acid production. range, meaning a slightly acidic environment.