Cropaia

JANUARY 6, 2024

Herbicides are essential tools in modern agriculture, helping farmers manage weed infestations and maximize crop yields. Plant Resistant Varieties When using herbicides like glyphosate in post-emergent applications, ensure that the crop is genetically modified to withstand the herbicide.

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Crop Crop Rotation Crop Yield Agriculture 86

DTN

JULY 24, 2023

Two neighbors, Farmer A and Farmer B: both farm 1,000 acres and use the same crop rotation schedule. Farmer A tills 30% of their fields, uses cover crops on 20%, and applies anhydrous ammonia. Farmer B tills 50% of their fields, uses cover crops on 40%, and uses stable nitrogen sources. Consider this scenario.

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Farming Farming Crop Rotation Grain 98

Food Tank

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Poor soils can cut crop yields by up to 50 percent—which, if we’re not careful, could result in more soil being tilled to grow more crops, which degrades more soil, which pushes us closer to climate catastrophe. And that has direct impacts on our food supply and climate.

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Food Ranching Grain Crop Rotation 120

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. What are the common symptoms of nutrient deficiencies in crops?

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Soil Compaction Fertilizer Crop Yield 86

Cropaia

APRIL 29, 2023

However, resistance to pesticides is a significant problem in agriculture, resulting in lower crop yields and increased pesticide use, which can have negative environmental and health impacts. Pesticide rotation is a management strategy that aims to reduce the risk of pesticide resistance.

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Pesticide Crop Rotation Mechanics Crop 52

Agriculture for Life

JANUARY 12, 2021

When striving to grow lush, healthy plants that produce favourable yields, soil nutrient quality must be high. This is especially important to encourage long-term quality plant nutrition and greater harvest yields. In agriculture, growers must work with quality earth that contains healthy levels of soil nutrients.

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Fertilizer Production Crop Yield 52

Cropaia

JANUARY 14, 2023

Cultural practices that can be used in an IPM program include crop rotation, selecting pest-resistant varieties, proper irrigation and fertilization, and maintaining proper soil pH. These include: Cultural practices This involves modifying the environment to make it less attractive to pests by eliminating sources of food and water.

Pesticide 52

Pesticide Crop Crop Rotation Crop Yield 52

Sustainable Food Trust

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

xiii] Yields are dropping, with large proportions of the UK’s soils moderately or severely degraded. xvi] Regenerative agriculture is key to flood resilience and prevention of the decimation of crop yields. xxxix] [xl] [xli] Including temporary leys in crop rotations across the UK’s arable area could sequester c.2.2

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Food Farming Farming Agriculture 65

Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

But what many of the projects share is a recognition that commodity production that prioritizes yields and profits above all else has harmed the country’s landscape and people. Builders Vision is Lukas Walton’s “family office,” a quaint term for a financial firm that manages the wealth of one of the richest people in the world.

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Supply Chain Food Agriculture Agriculture 131