Cropaia

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Regenerative farmers adopt a range of practices, such as cover cropping, crop rotation, reduced tillage, and diverse planting, to regenerate the soil and promote natural systems within their farms. Cover crops also support biodiversity and provide habitat for beneficial insects. What’s in It for Farmers?

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Agriculture Agriculture Farming Farming 104

Farmbrite

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Get to know your soil by testing it, and then bring in the heavy hitters compost and cover crops. Regularly amend your soil with organic matter, such as compost or cover crops, to improve fertility. Healthy soil is the foundation for healthy crops. Healthy soil is the foundation for healthy crops.

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Yield Crop Rotation Production Farming 52

UnderstandingAg

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Planning Winter Cover Crop Rotations Maximizing cover crop benefits in the garden requires strong crop planning with strategic rotations coupled with creative improvision so it’s important to examine strategies and considerations for incorporating cover crops with no-till methods and inter-seeding.

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Crop Cash Crop Seeding Harvest 105

UnderstandingAg

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Adding a cover crop adds a new inflow, and it’s more likely that a portion of that carbon will stay in the soil if that cover crop is not harvested. Adding a perennial to the crop rotation can also drive a large increase in photosynthesis. The remaining growing days are lost opportunity if there is no living cover.

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Manure Fertilizer Crop Crop Rotation 93

Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

A small sheep herd that was on the property from when her parents farmed the land was integrated into organic crop rotation. In addition to organic practices including composting and perennial cover crops, he added a silvopasture for his grass-fed cattle. In 2014, she and Rafkin started transitioning to organic.

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Acre Farming Farming Pasture 125

Fork Farms

JULY 17, 2023

With the Flex Farm , an indoor hydroponic farm, students can observe and document the entire life cycle of plants – from germination to harvesting – within a 30-day grow cycle. Students can investigate other integrated solutions such as: composting, crop rotation, and farm co-ops.

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Cultivation Crop Rotation Food Science 52

ATTRA

AUGUST 15, 2023

To “every day do something that won’t compute… say that the leaves are harvested when they have rotted into the mold.” On the Mad Farm, this is enacted through compost and especially the cover crops that occupy space on the gardens each season. Even the pollinator crops are covers providing multiple benefits.

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Manure Fertilizer Crop Carryover 52