Farmbrite

DECEMBER 19, 2024

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.

Fertilizer 96

Fertilizer Compost Crop Farming 96

Modern Farmer

MAY 23, 2024

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.

Compost 130

Compost Manure Processing Fertilizer 130

Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 30, 2024

If you have loads of old plastic pots or seed starter trays you’re not using, you may also be able to return some to your local greenhouse. When you do need seed starter trays or pots , consider your options. Instead of buying plastic seed trays or pots, use items you already have around the house,” says Marshall.

Straw 86

Straw Compost Seeding Farming 86

UnderstandingAg

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Planning Winter Cover Crop Rotations Maximizing cover crop benefits in the garden requires strong crop planning with strategic rotations coupled with creative improvision so it’s important to examine strategies and considerations for incorporating cover crops with no-till methods and inter-seeding.

Crop 105

Crop Cash Crop Seeding Harvest 105

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Photo credit: Cornell Watson) Ideally, wed get this sweet corn in the ground today, he says, indicating a bag of organic seed and a nearby half-acre plot of loose brown soil. This morning, while he waits for help, he reaches a pitchfork up into a back compartment of the machine to pull out the straw that got stuck.

Plantation 144

Plantation Farming Farming Acre 144

Sustainable Food Trust

APRIL 10, 2024

Plastics are used across the gamut of farming, from the ubiquitous silage wrap, usually black but now increasingly in an array of colours, to plastic mulches, agricultural film plastic, seed bags and onwards. Farmers once used straw or other organic matter instead of plastic mulch. What happens to farm plastics?

Straw 98

Straw Farming Farming Ecology 98

Kavya Organic Farm

AUGUST 24, 2023

Phosphorus is responsible for this, and it also allows for better seed growth. Nitrogen helps with greenery, and potassium helps with plants’ stalks and straws Why fertilisers? Some traditional farming and agricultural methods, to date, use other methods of fertilising plants, especially farm manure and compost.

Manure 98

Manure Compost Straw Fertilizer 98