Cropaia

DECEMBER 19, 2023

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. Excessive or deep plowing disrupts the soil structure, releases stored carbon, and can lead to erosion.

Agriculture 102

Agriculture Agriculture Farming Farming 102

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 4, 2023

These synthetic polymer products have often been used to help boost yields up to 60 percent and make water and pesticide use more efficient. Black polyethylene “mulch film” gets tucked snugly around crop rows, clear plastic sheeting covers hoop houses, and most farmers use plastic seed trays, irrigation tubes, and fertilizer bags.

Agriculture 145

Agriculture Agriculture Supply Chain Production 145

The Counter

APRIL 27, 2022

Their dad and grandpa spent their lives getting rid of all the weeds and they wanted [the land] to be black and plowed because that’s the way successful farming looks and feels,” Cobb said. Landowners Cobb leased from were similarly averse to mixing things up. Some of the challenges can be impossible to plan for.

Farming 52

Farming Farming Farmland Agriculture 52