ATTRA

DECEMBER 26, 2023

But what if you leave the white clover cover crop to continue growing in the second year? Now it becomes a perennial living mulch to direct seed or transplant cash crops into. The cash crop can get ahead of the clover and by the time the clover spreads and gains altitude, the crop is well established.

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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. Wells could try to seed his crops early , so they can be harvested before the nymphs mature into eating machines. Farmers need warm weather to seed, and the warmer it gets, the faster the nymphs grow. Does it work?

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UnderstandingAg

MAY 3, 2024

Fall application of nutrients for a cash crop the following year makes no sense from a plant nutrition standpoint. Critics of this approach will likely argue that it would require too much labor and take too many acres to grow cover crop seed. Most N demand is in midsummer. These are features, not bugs.

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Daily Yonder

APRIL 11, 2023

Despite incentives to establish more sustainable – even organic – farming practices, most farmers are caught in an industrial system of chemicals, hybrid seed, and genetically modified (GMO) seed. One way to reduce agricultural chemicals is planting cover crops in the Fall after the cash crop is harvested.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Photo credit: Cornell Watson) Ideally, wed get this sweet corn in the ground today, he says, indicating a bag of organic seed and a nearby half-acre plot of loose brown soil. With tobacco as his principal cash crop, Arthur needed to purchase fertilizer before December and prepare the land for planting by February or March.

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Plantation Farming Farming Acre 144

Agwired

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Nayak is recognized for her innovative approach to engaging farmers in demand-driven rice seed systems, from testing and deployment to access and adoption of climate-resilient and nutritious rice varieties. American Seed Trade Association is excited to welcome Martha Malapi as Director, Seed Health & Trade.

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Research shows that allowing cover crops to grow to significant heights can dramatically reduce pollution. 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. In 2023, he used the program’s funds to grow his cover crop to 12 inches.

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Crop Farming Farming Acre 140

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.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 3, 2023

Because a farm’s acreage largely determines what it grows, cash crops with a high upfront cost often make less sense for small-scale farmers. “To To grow mainstream cash crops like corn and soybeans, you have to have the know-how. You have to have a large enough size to really compete and thrive,” said Mamo. “Our

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Farmbrite

JULY 18, 2024

It's important to understand your USDA hardiness zone and how the seed will germinate, grow, and reproduce in your area. 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. Nutrient Content : High in protein and calcium.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

DECEMBER 7, 2022

A review from earlier this year found that only a third of published studies in which researchers compared fields that were cover-cropped with those that weren’t reported significant gains in soil carbon. And a study published last month illustrated one major reason why farmers may be reluctant to plant cover crops.

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Agriculture Agriculture Cash Crop Crop 52

Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

White Appalachian communities came to rely on chestnuts as free feed for their hogs and other livestock, and as a cash crop. In contrast, when I asked Patterson why he never bought or sold seeds from traditional food plants for his home garden, he sounded incredulous. That’s like selling people,” he said. That’s life. …

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Civil Eats

JULY 9, 2024

It was the annual field day at The Mill , a popular Mid-Atlantic retailer of agricultural products including seeds, fertilizer, and pesticides. It’s kind of a win-win: Get a farmer in the program, get the information, and get to sell them seeds or pest control.” Farmers place a great deal of trust in their seed dealers,” said Ryan.

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Sustainable Food Trust

MAY 1, 2024

Before the conflict, Gazans produced a diverse range of crops despite limited resources, including olives, contributing to an agricultural sector that was worth over $575m a year Agriculture in Gaza had its own issues prior to the war. Donations will also be used to purchase solar panels which could power community wells.

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Farming Farming Livestock Food 127

UnderstandingAg

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Fundamental Practices to Support the 6-3-4 Framework : To Seed or Not to Seed a Cover Crop? The good news, you can increase and bolster your orchard floor vegetation without seeding cover crops, but if the soil is highly degraded and dead, it is beneficial to seed cover crops to immediately increase diversity.

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Orchard Seeding Crop Acre 72

Civil Eats

JANUARY 23, 2024

Along with sowing the seeds for incentive programs and educational resources down the line, more moderate initiatives can make it possible to collect federal funds. Last April, Montana took a notable step in promoting good soil practices by designating an official Healthy Soils Week.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

If tobacco built the farm over generations, it’s no longer a dependable source of the kind of income his grandfather earned decades ago, much less its best cash crop. But someone has to be the last one holding the seeds. Photo by John West. Scott plants most of his acreage in sweet potatoes now.

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Farming Farming Acre Crop 89