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RealAg Radio: Advantages of composting manure, setting the combine, and light oats, Sept 12, 2024

Real Agriculture

Thanks for tuning in to this Thursday edition of RealAg Radio’s Farmer Rapid Fire, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! Read More Thanks for tuning in to this Thursday edition of RealAg Radio’s Farmer Rapid Fire, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! Host Shaun Haney checks in with: Ken Schaus of Bruce County, Ont.;

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Complete Practical Guide on Organic Maize Farming

Agric4profits

Organic maize farming involves using organic seeds and natural inputs like compost and manure. It promotes soil health, biodiversity, and environmental sustainability, making it an ideal choice for eco-conscious farmers.

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Best Practices for Managing Plant Nutrients

Farmbrite

Compost: Compost improves and adds nourishment to the soil. For composting systems, nutrients (like nitrogen) can be added in the form of green materials (grass clippings, kitchen scraps), and carbon (in the form of dry leaves, and straw) that can balance the nitrogen. We might suggest using both compost and fertilizer.

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Closing the Loop on Poop

Modern Farmer

Unlike wildlife scat , which spreads seeds and returns nature’s nutrients in a balanced way, most conventional pet diets yield large amounts of waste. “I would just like to find one commercial composter in the US that accepts dog waste, period,” says Gary Bilbro, sales director at EcoSafe Zero Waste bags , on a web post.

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20 Children’s Books Celebrating Our Food and Farming Systems

Food Tank

With the help of a neighbor, the three children mix manure, spread, mulch, and sow seeds while uniting neighbors and demonstrating the power of community. Saturdays at Harlem Grown also includes a recipe for vegetable soup and tips to help readers recycle, compost, and tend to gardens of their own.

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Practicing Resurrection: Using Green Manures on a Small Semi-Urban Homestead

ATTRA

This spring, I planted a seed pack from High Mowing Seeds. 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. This year was different.

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How to improve the properties of sandy soils

Cropaia

Here are some of the most effective organic amendments: Compost : Compost is one of the most versatile and effective organic amendments for sandy soils. Rich in decomposed plant and animal matter, compost adds essential nutrients, improves soil structure, and enhances microbial activity.

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