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Guide to Potato Cultivation: From Planting to Harvest

Cropaia

Seed tubers should be planted 10–15 cm deep, with in-row spacing of 20–30 cm and row spacing of 75–90 cm. Black scurf (Rhizoctonia solani) is another soil-borne pathogen that can affect tuber quality and plant vigor; certified seed, crop rotation, and proper soil conditions can help minimize its impact.

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Guest Post: Is the Future of Organic Food at Risk? Research Funding Holds the Answer

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

For example, researchers utilize the long-term farming systems trials at USDA’s Agricultural Research Service station in Beltsville, MD , to address nutrients, weeds, soil health, greenhouse gas mitigation, and net economic returns in organic field crop rotations. Organic production of crop seeds and transplants.

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Young Farmers Cultivating Change

Modern Farmer

Some of the different practices we use include: diverse crop rotation, cover crops, intercropping, low chemical use, biological fertilizer and seed treatment, soil amendments, and livestock incorporation. The post Young Farmers Cultivating Change appeared first on Modern Farmer. Why farming?

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Worley Family Farms: A Legacy of Hard Work and Innovation

Farm Credit of Southern Colorado

The Mattive family of Worley Family Farms has spent generations cultivating success in the San Luis Valley, and their story is one of resilience, dedication, and innovation. Through sustainable practices like crop rotation and soil management techniques, they ensure long-term productivity and the highest quality potatoes.

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Should We Be Farming in the Desert?

Civil Eats

Yet carrots, cauliflower, sweet onions, honeydew, broccoli, and alfalfa all grow here, incongruous crops that spread across half a million acres of cultivated land. These methods include wide row spacing, planting multiple seeds per hole, and planting drought-tolerant varieties of seeds.

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Winter Farming in Florida: Profit Ripe for the Picking

ATTRA

Unlike much of the United States, where farming slows or halts during winter due to cold temperatures and snow, Florida’s mild climate allows for year-round cultivation. This period is ideal for growing crops that thrive in cooler weather, including leafy greens, strawberries, tomatoes, peppers, and blueberries.

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In Hawai‘i, Restoring Kava Helps Sustain Native Food Culture

Civil Eats

Kava has endured a long history of adversity, said Lakea Trask, a Hawaiian farmer and local activist who cultivates kava and other Native crops for Kanaka Kava , his familys farm-to-table restaurant in Kailua-Kona, on the Big Island. Trask echoes the sentiment.

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