Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In addition to organic practices including composting and perennial cover crops, he added a silvopasture for his grass-fed cattle. He adds that the indigenous Ho-Chunk Nation was among the first to go into these forests to harvest maple sap. “We Tucker Gretebeck planting trees on All Season Farm.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

You want to make planting and harvesting choices according to the moon? Practitioners see the farm as a closed, biodiverse ecosystem that requires internal inputswhich can come from the manure of ruminants raised on the farm, or from teas made from plants grown and animal products present on the farmto nourish and feed itself.

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Farmbrite

MARCH 14, 2023

The ideal time is when you're harvesting the largest variety of crops. Soil amendments have been applied 120 days before the harvest. Harvest stage · Harvest tools and equipment are cleaned and sanitized before use. Harvest machinery is in good form to prevent glass breakage. Properly store and contain the manure.

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Caff

JUNE 13, 2023

The length of a chemical’s residence time in the environment before breaking down into less dangerous forms, is of special concern to agricultural operators because this can impact planting plans, harvest periods, and safe access for farmworkers. Composts high in phosphorus may help bind lead and cadmium in soils.

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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. Tomatoes planted into a tilled-in rye, vetch, and red clover green manure, May 21.

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UnderstandingAg

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Some carbon accumulates in the plant as it grows and ends up as crop residue and root biomass that decays after harvest. Another portion of carbon is removed when the grain is harvested. We typically add very little carbon to our fields unless we are adding a lot of manure or compost. of carbon per acre annually.

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ATTRA

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Instead of throwing garden refuse away or composting it, one could instead chop it up and drop it as mulch back into the garden. Both “cut and carry” and “chop and drop” allow for nutrient cycling, especially if the goat manure can be collected and used to fertilize the trees they are eating, closing that loop.

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RR2CS

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

He points out how potatoes are planted 6 inches deep in the soil and the blade of the potato harvester goes even deeper in order to harvest the crop. The Perry’s also source manure from neighbouring feedlots to compost and mix into the soil. Conventional potato farming isn’t exactly gentle on the land.

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Caff

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Hans Herren showing attendees an on-farm device as he discussed their experience in making compost tea. They’ve also experimented in fertigating with microbial brews and compost tea. This proved to be very effective while providing pest control and soil health benefits through the addition of manure, adding to the soil fertility.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 24, 2024

The initiative aims to triple the productivity of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa in 20 years by promoting green manure and cover crops that restore soil health, combat drought, and enhance farm resilience. Since its inception, Garda Pangan has rescued more than 8 tons of food, benefiting tens of thousands of people.

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Sustainable Harvest International

MAY 4, 2022

They started applying organic fertilizer to their crops, including chicken manure, coffee husks from the annual harvest, and biodegradable waste from the kitchen. A Partnership Tailored to Each Family’s Needs María shows some of the coffee harvested from her farm. They made considerable changes in the way they farmed.

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Sustainable Food Trust

JUNE 14, 2023

By ‘lack of humus’ he is referring to the increasing trend, even then, to dispense with returning organic matter to the soil, for example, in the form of composted farmyard manure, that was made possible by the development of synthetic fertilisers. .” By ‘short-circuit’ feeding, he means the use of artificial fertilisers.

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