UnderstandingAg

MARCH 18, 2025

The major achievements of the Green Revolution consisted of the development of high-yielding crop varieties, increased mechanization, synthetic fertilizers, a dizzying array of pesticides (herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, etc.), Pesticide use has increased more than 150%. Crop diversity has decreased by 75% since 1950.

Food 102

Food Acre Pesticide Fertilizer 102

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

This translates to healthier food and a healthier environment and reduces reliance on synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. Specific examples of OREI and ORG outcomes that address these challenges include: Strategic crop rotations that maximize cover, minimize tillage, and limit weed competition in organic grains.

Food 105

Food Seeding Crop Poultry 105

DTN

JULY 24, 2023

As discussions around sustainably grown grain become more prominent, it raises the question, “What qualifies it as sustainably grown?” It’s a question that has multiple answers since the current sustainable grain market is segmented, with multiple programs initiating their own certification requirements. Consider this scenario.

Farming 98

Farming Farming Crop Rotation Grain 98

Farmbrite

MARCH 28, 2024

Implement a Crop Rotation Plan Crop rotation is the process of growing different crops in a sequential, multi-year cycle. It's important to rotate crops because it helps prevent disease and pests from developing on your land. Consider incorporating legumes into your crop rotation plan.

Production 98

Production Farming Farming Crop Rotation 98

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JULY 14, 2023

Including noncrop vegetation alongside crops may further increase genetic diversity in a geographic area, as with prairie strips or field borders and other conservation buffers within or adjacent to crop fields. And diversity may also include the temporal diversity of crop rotations.

Agriculture 87

Agriculture Agriculture Pasture Crop Rotation 87

Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

If Walmart does that, it goes against every grain of their corporate culture.” He stopped using pesticides in the early 1980s, got certified organic in the ‘90s, and over time, built a highly diversified farm that produces corn, oats, wheat, barley, and vegetables while raising cattle, chickens, and pigs outdoors.

Supply Chain 145

Supply Chain Food Agriculture Agriculture 145

Agritecture Blog

MAY 3, 2023

Importantly, many farmers also argue that profitability can be significantly increased due to lowered reliance on expensive chemical inputs, thanks to techniques such as crop rotation, holistic grazing, and cover cropping that can add nutrients back to the soil. Controlled Environment Agriculture A CEA farm growing tomatoes.

Agriculture 52

Agriculture Agriculture Food Pesticide 52