Farmbrite

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

We all know that farming can be a challenging gig, but with a few nifty tricks up your sleeve, you can turn your farm into a powerhouse of productivity and fun. In this article, we'll share the top 10 tips to boost your farm's efficiency, productivity, and yields – all with a dash of farm flair! Don't let your soil get stuck in a rut.

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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. Instead of synthetic fertilizers, regenerative agriculture works with nature to maintain healthy soil ecosystems. In nature, everything leans towards balance.

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ATTRA

JANUARY 2, 2024

By Chris Lent, NCAT Agriculture Specialist When I began to see how unique the growing conditions in my high tunnel are compared to open-field growing, I started to think differently about how to maintain soil health and manage soil fertility for high tunnel growing and season extension. These strategies start with soil testing.

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Cropaia

MAY 25, 2024

The resulting product is a highly porous material rich in carbon, capable of persisting in the soil for hundreds to thousands of years. Soil degradation mitigation Soil degradation is a major concern in agriculture, leading to reduced fertility and productivity.

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ATTRA

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

According to this study, the most effective ways to reduce emissions are to utilize soil modifications for crops (biochar, compost, and rock amendments), develop agroforestry, advance sustainable seafood harvesting practices, and promote hydrogen-powered fertilizer production.

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Cropaia

DECEMBER 19, 2023

At its core, it’s about working with nature, rather than against it, to achieve sustainable and resilient food production. This means increased crop yields and reduced inputs like fertilizers and pesticides. Cost savings : Regenerative farming often reduces the need for expensive inputs like synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.

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Food Tank

JUNE 5, 2024

They recognize the value of insects in agricultural environments and their potential to be used as a primary ingredient in consumer products. There, “you have a diversity of living beings, including insects that are part of that production landscape.” Abdou Tenkouano, Director General of icipe, sees insects and food as interconnected.

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Civil Eats

APRIL 29, 2024

Steve Ela is an organic fruit grower in western Colorado who relies on compost to nourish his heirloom tomato crop each year. Ela knows first-hand how central compost is to his organic farm—and all organic agriculture. Department of Agriculture (USDA) compost rules could dramatically change the meaning of organic compost for farmers.

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Cropaia

JULY 30, 2023

Optimizing plant nutrition is a fundamental aspect of successful crop production. Nutrient deficiencies can significantly impact crop health and productivity, leading to reduced yields and compromised plant defenses against diseases and pests. Inadequate nitrogen levels in the soil Unbalanced fertilization.

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UnderstandingAg

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

You can also add carbon via humic products or compost, but the most efficient route is to let plants do the work for us. Fertilizers and animal manures are a special case, because whether the ultimate result is net positive or negative depends on how they are managed. Adding too much nitrogen has the same result as tillage.

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Kavya Organic Farm

AUGUST 24, 2023

A fertiliser is a substance which pushes the plant towards growth, healthiness and productivity. Agricultural products are especially improved by this chemical. Some traditional farming and agricultural methods, to date, use other methods of fertilising plants, especially farm manure and compost.

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Kavya Organic Farm

OCTOBER 13, 2023

If your garden soil is heavy or clayey, adding organic matter like compost can improve drainage. Fertilization: Fertilize sparingly in spring with a balanced, slow-release fertilizer. Compost and organic matter can be added to improve soil structure and fertility.

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

For plants to thrive, they require a magic formula: water plus sunlight plus air plus fertilizer. But fertilizers—substances that make soil more fertile—are essential to plant health because not all soils are equally nutritious. In short: Fertilizer is plant food. All plants need fertilization.

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ATTRA

OCTOBER 31, 2023

By Justin Duncan, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Recently we held a goat production class out in Luling, Texas, at the marvelous S3 Legacy Ranch. Instead of throwing garden refuse away or composting it, one could instead chop it up and drop it as mulch back into the garden. One question that came up was about feeding them.

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Modern Farmer

JULY 30, 2024

It was really exciting to grow something and then have this product which is so functional. You buy your buoys at a reasonable price, you have it out there floating your cages for a year, and at the end, we buy it back from you and dry it, grind it ourselves for fertilizer or you could compost them in your own garden.”

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Sustainable Food Trust

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In 2022, the UN warned that damage to land by humans is increasing and 40% of land is degraded , depleted of soil fertility, water, natural resources and biodiversity. Intensive farming methods fail to conserve soil quality, and, if we do not make significant changes in how we farm, food production will inevitably decline.

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 28, 2023

The approach allows them to lower their carbon footprints, earn extra revenue, and tap into methane digesters’ other benefits, which include the creation of organic fertilizers, also called “digestates,” for use on the farm. The fertilizer produced by the co-digester is stored in the tank behind it. Photo by Meg Wilcox.

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ATTRA

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Carbon stored in this form can be added to soil to improve moisture retention, nutrient availability, and aeration and create habitat for beneficial soil microbes, all of which can potentially boost soil productivity. It’s just cascading the benefits of what this product does.” For many, this win-win-win solution would be enough. “We

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ATTRA

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Darker soils, better water infiltration, less fertilizer. year after year, usually with a non-cover fallow, intensive moldboard plowing, and the additions of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer. To practice what I suggest others do — plant, observe, and adapt. In the past 13 years, I have noticed the difference covers make in my gardens.

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The Lunatic Farmer

AUGUST 19, 2021

What if pharmaceutical companies had to convince people to patronize their products without any government endorsement, collusion, or stamp of approval? What if we had chipped all the trees that burned in wildfires and used that biomass to build compost piles and soil fertility? What's your "what if?"

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Kavya Organic Farm

JULY 18, 2023

Mix compost, peat moss, and perlite to create a balanced and aerated growing medium that promotes root development and prevents waterlogged soil. Feeding and Fertilizing Your Tomato Plants To support their vigorous growth and fruit development, beefsteak tomatoes need proper nourishment.

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Agriculture for Life

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry (TNAU, Coimbatore INDIA) Hi, this is Dr. Marco Thiruselvam with Green Wave Products and I am going to talk about growing tips with AgriPOWER HGDF. Before I get into the actual usage tips, I would like to cover some basics on plants’ need for fertilizer. Then why do we need to add fertilizers?

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Civil Eats

JUNE 5, 2024

percent of global plastic production, a figure that may seem small until you consider the sheer volume of plastics produced: around 400 million metric tons per year. This creates a vicious cycle, where the production of plastic drives climate change, which drives up demand for plastics on farms. Agriculture is responsible for 3.5

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 7, 2023

Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (OUAIP). to understand that USDA supports agriculture regardless of the size of the operation, where it’s located, or how the products are produced,” said Brian Guse, who leads the OAIUP and its team of six.

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Cropaia

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

It plays essential roles in plant development and productivity. Anderson reported significant responses in sub clover, indicating the pivotal role of molybdenum in plant growth and productivity. Interactions with organic matter Organic matter plays a vital role in soil fertility and nutrient cycling, including molybdenum dynamics.

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UnderstandingAg

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

It’s the tiny input from fertilizer and seed. We typically add very little carbon to our fields unless we are adding a lot of manure or compost. We need to be very careful with schemes that remove biomass for energy production or other uses. The soil organic matter in our box will neither increase nor decrease in this scenario.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

JULY 10, 2023

It’s a cheaper and more climate-friendly alternative to trucking in compost from Vermont. Some Front Range farmers pay to truck in compost from Vermont. Instead of adding synthetic fertilizers or importing compost, Breiter is using Hedstrom’s mycelium to turn forest slash into organic soil that he can work into his degraded land.

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Kavya Organic Farm

AUGUST 29, 2023

Biotone Fertilizer provides nutrition and nourishment to plants. In addition, Microbes which are part of a Biotone Fertilizer are generally known as any microorganisms that are too small to see with the naked eye, which is why a microscope is used to view them. It’s the most basic starter plant food. dollars or 1454 rupees.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

But in recent decades, farmers, ranchers, and preservationists are individually, and in some cases collectively, working together to save rare and endangered animal species by using their products to feed, nourish, educate and clothe people. It even includes the specific type of manure Joly selects to fertilize his vineyards.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 1, 2024

If the end game is simply more mass production and consumption, with the thought that all of this material will quickly degrade or find its way to recycling, our oceans and landfills of trash will only grow. The polymer can yield various end products depending on the twisting of yarns. Cotton, the most used natural fiber, occupies 2.4

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The Lunatic Farmer

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

It generates no exhaust and the only waste product is a teaspoon of mineral-rich ashes every few hours. This satisfied all my criteria for acceptable water-based sewage systems: leveraging the fertility, keeping it out of the ground water, and a portable distribution system. Like chemical fertilizer instead of compost.

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Sustainable Harvest International

MAY 4, 2022

As highly motivated partners with SHI-Panama since 2019, María and her family have eagerly dedicated themselves to raising animals and farming in a sustainable way, meeting their family’s food needs while lessening their dependence on external inputs like chemical fertilizers and insecticides.

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Cropaia

APRIL 7, 2023

Carbon farming involves techniques such as cover cropping, reduced tillage, and the use of organic matter like compost. It can improve soil health and fertility, leading to healthier and more productive crops, and can also increase crop yields. Such techniques aim to increase the amount of carbon stored in the soil.

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UnderstandingAg

OCTOBER 29, 2023

These strategies can apply to the market gardener or home gardener, and have applications for larger-scale vegetable production. Although no-till implies not tilling at all, many no-till market gardeners still rely on some form of light tillage to create a seed bed or apply copious amounts of compost as a mulch to create a seed bed.

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Farmbrite

JUNE 19, 2023

They also require regular watering, pruning and fertilizing throughout their lifespans so they don't die prematurely. The type of fruits you want to grow will determine what kind of soil you need, but generally speaking, you'll want something rich and fertile that can hold water without becoming soggy. prepared for the long haul.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 5, 2024

Mountain ranges trap emissions from highway traffic, locomotives, municipal composting facilities, tractors, and burning. An estimated 500,000 to 900,000 acres of irrigated farmland will likely be taken out of production to satisfy state-level groundwater laws by 2040. The people most impacted are more often low-income people of color.”

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The Lunatic Farmer

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

We’ll offer havens of protection and nourishment to lead our culture into stable families, fertile soil, nourishing food, working faith, and overall health. For the most part, they’re enjoyable and productive neighbors. Many families have already taken the plunge. They don’t compete; they share.

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