Agric4profits

JANUARY 3, 2025

Organic curry farming involves cultivating curry plants without the use of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, or genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The focus is on maintaining soil health, enhancing biodiversity, and following sustainable farming practices.

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Farmbrite

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Implementing the following practices can increase the efficient use of nutrients in your farm or growing system. But before that, you need to learn and understand the specific irrigation and nutrient management practices for better farming outcomes. One way we see farms overspending is through the overuse of fertilizers.

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ATTRA

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Researchers from Kansas State University are exploring how different farming practices can affect the amount of carbon that gets stored in soil. They found that the soil treated with manure or compost fertilizer stores more carbon than soil that received either chemical fertilizer or no fertilizer.

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Agric4profits

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Organic cabbage farming is a sustainable method that avoids synthetic chemicals, focusing on natural practices. It emphasizes the use of organic inputs, ensuring healthy crop growth while maintaining soil fertility and ecosystem balance. Organic cabbage farming relies on eco-friendly techniques like composting and crop rotation.

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Caff

MAY 2, 2024

On April 10th, Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) hosted a field day at Heartwood Farms in Linden, CA with farmers Franz Eilers and Emma Wade to discuss all things compost and pest management on their biologically-integrated walnut and cherry orchards. Farmers Franz and Emma introduce Heartwood Farms.

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Civil Eats

JUNE 5, 2024

This is commonly regarded as the first introduction of plastic into agriculture, a move that would transform modern farming—and inadvertently deposit an untold amount of plastic in the soil. In the decades that followed, this cheap, pliant material spread through farms across the U.S.

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ATTRA

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Virginia farmer Nicky Schauder, of Permaculture Gardens in Virginia, received a two-year Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Producer Grant to support testing aerated compost tea as a fertility source for organic farming. Project results are available online from Southern SARE.

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Agric4profits

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Organic cucumber farming focuses on growing cucumbers using natural methods, avoiding synthetic chemicals. Farmers rely on organic fertilizers, natural pest control, and sustainable practices to ensure a healthy crop while protecting the environment. Organic cucumber farming promotes biodiversity and soil health.

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Agric4profits

JANUARY 7, 2025

Organic lime farming focuses on cultivating lime trees using sustainable, eco-friendly methods. This approach avoids synthetic chemicals, emphasizing natural inputs like compost and organic fertilizers. Organic lime farming enhances soil health and the environment.

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Cropaia

DECEMBER 19, 2023

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. Improved soil health : Regenerative practices prioritize soil health, which is the foundation of successful farming.

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Agric4profits

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Organic cowpea farming is a sustainable agricultural practice focusing on growing cowpeas without synthetic chemicals. Organic cowpea farming relies on natural inputs like compost and organic fertilizers. This method enhances soil health and reduces environmental damage.

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Agric4profits

JANUARY 12, 2025

Organic beet farming is a sustainable agricultural practice that focuses on growing beets without synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, or genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Organic beet farming uses crop rotation, composting, and natural pest control to maintain soil fertility.

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Agric4profits

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Organic maize farming focuses on growing maize without synthetic chemicals, relying on natural methods for pest control and fertilization. Organic maize farming involves using organic seeds and natural inputs like compost and manure.

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Agric4profits

JANUARY 7, 2025

Organic rubber farming focuses on producing natural rubber without the use of synthetic chemicals. Organic rubber farming involves cultivating rubber trees using organic inputs like compost and natural fertilizers. It promotes eco-friendly practices that enhance soil health and biodiversity.

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Agric4profits

JANUARY 11, 2025

Organic Mandarin farming is an agricultural approach focused on growing mandarins without synthetic chemicals. Organic Mandarin farming prioritizes soil health and sustainability. By using organic fertilizers and compost, it helps in reducing environmental degradation caused by conventional farming practices.

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Caff

APRIL 15, 2024

Photo Credit Bonnie Veblen As part of CAFF’s Ecological Farming Program , we collaborate with farmers to implement and better understand ecologically-based farming practices, which include climate smart farming and soil health practices.

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Agric4profits

JANUARY 13, 2025

Organic Barley Farming is the practice of cultivating barley without the use of synthetic pesticides, fertilizers, or genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Organic Barley Farming prioritizes the use of organic inputs like compost, manure, and cover crops to nourish the soil.

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RR2CS

MARCH 29, 2022

Topic: Biochar, Compost, and Agroforestry – Three Keystones of Soil and Climate Resilience for Alberta Date: May 4th at 1:00PM Presenter: Rob Lavoie of AirTerra Cost: FREE Biochar is a charcoal-like substance that is made by burning organic material from agricultural and food wastes. Want to prepare for the webinar?

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Agric4profits

JANUARY 7, 2025

Organic Tangerine Farming focuses on growing tangerines without synthetic chemicals or pesticides. Organic tangerine farming is becoming more popular as consumers demand healthier produce. Organic Tangerine Farming requires natural methods for pest control, soil fertility, and crop growth.

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Agric4profits

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Organic tomatoes farming focuses on growing tomatoes without synthetic chemicals or fertilizers, promoting healthier and more sustainable agriculture. This method relies on natural inputs like compost and crop rotation to maintain soil fertility and reduce pests.

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Agric4profits

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Organic Guinea Corn farming involves cultivating Guinea Corn without synthetic chemicals, relying on natural methods to maintain soil fertility and control pests. Organic Guinea Corn farming promotes biodiversity by encouraging crop rotation, intercropping, and the use of organic compost.

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Agric4profits

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Organic Orange Farming focuses on cultivating oranges without synthetic chemicals. This farming method emphasizes natural fertilizers and sustainable practices to produce healthy, chemical-free fruits. Organic Orange Farming aims to maintain soil health and biodiversity.

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Agric4profits

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Organic Guava Farming focuses on growing guavas without synthetic chemicals, ensuring healthy fruit production. This method supports biodiversity and maintains soil health, providing a natural approach to farming that benefits both the farmer and the environment.

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Agric4profits

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Organic oil palm farming is a sustainable approach to cultivating oil palms without synthetic inputs. It emphasizes natural methods for soil fertility, pest control, and plant health. Organic oil palm farming focuses on enhancing soil health through compost, organic fertilizers, and crop rotation.

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Agric4profits

JANUARY 7, 2025

Organic grapefruit farming focuses on growing grapefruits without synthetic chemicals or pesticides. This farming method results in healthier fruits and a safer environment. Organic grapefruit farming relies on organic inputs like compost and natural fertilizers.

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Agwired

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Organic recycling company Denali today announced it has transformed over 10 billion pounds of organic byproducts into natural fertilizers, according to its newly released third annual sustainability report detailing findings from 2023. Fertilizer and chemicals remain the largest on-farm expenditure accounting for 17.5%

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Agric4profits

JANUARY 3, 2025

Organic apples farming is a sustainable agricultural practice that focuses on growing apples without synthetic chemicals. Organic apples farming prioritizes ecological balance. It uses natural methods to promote soil health, control pests, and maintain biodiversity while yielding high-quality fruits.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 23, 2024

The pet food industry traditionally relies on factory farm byproducts for its ingredients, a practice the industry touts as more sustainable as it produces less waste and cheaper food. Farm Hounds Family farms often struggle to stay profitable as agriculture becomes more concentrated. Farm Hounds jerky.

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Organic Farming Research

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Tiffany Stanley runs A Different Chick Farm, a Certified Organic family farm on just under 6 acres in Johnson City, Tennessee. She is participating in OFRF's Farmer Led Trials (FLT) Program to explore options for making on-farm compost to reduce input needs and increase fertility on her farm.

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Agric4profits

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Organic Watermelon Farming focuses on growing watermelons without synthetic chemicals or pesticides, promoting natural and eco-friendly methods. Organic Watermelon Farming involves using organic fertilizers, compost, and sustainable farming techniques.

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Agric4profits

JANUARY 3, 2025

Organic sorghum farming focuses on growing sorghum without synthetic chemicals or genetically modified organisms. Farmers practicing organic sorghum farming use crop rotation, composting, and natural pest control methods to enhance the soil and avoid synthetic fertilizers.

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 7, 2023

Spivey, Zama, and Flores operate three of 10 different farm businesses at the Urban Farm Incubator at Watkins Regional Park in Prince George’s County, Maryland, located just outside of Washington, D.C. While lawmakers authorized $25 million annually in the 2018 Farm Bill, Congress must reallocate the money each year.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 22, 2024

Among those benefits, growing food in backyards, community gardens or urban farms can shrink the distance fruits and vegetables have to travel between producers and consumers – what’s known as the “food mile” problem. But is urban agriculture really as climate-friendly as many people think? Our study, published Jan.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 5, 2024

However, based on current air quality monitoring data, much of California—and notably all of the most intensively farmed counties including San Joaquin Valley—will likely not meet the newly updated standard anytime soon. Mountain ranges trap emissions from highway traffic, locomotives, municipal composting facilities, tractors, and burning.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

After looking in vain for an affordable local wheat source, Ellis decided to experiment with dry-farming the grain himself on a small piece of land 45 miles north of San Diego, in rural Valley Center. Though San Diego is home to more small farms than any county in the U.S.,

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Agric4profits

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Organic potato farming focuses on growing potatoes without synthetic chemicals or fertilizers. It involves using natural methods to maintain soil fertility, control pests, and ensure sustainable crop production. Organic potato farming relies on crop rotation, composting, and natural pest control to promote healthy soil.

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Sustainable Harvest International

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Harsh chemical fertilizers disrupt natural soil networks made up of plants and fungi. In the past 150 years , half of the world’s fertile soil has disappeared. Our thousands of partner farmers are among many worldwide who are making the transition to regenerative farming techniques. In nature, everything leans towards balance.

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