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Large-Scale Ohio Research Project to Explore How Solar and Farming Can Co-Exist

Daily Yonder

Moser plans to work with other crops, too. They were already used as a cover crop before alfalfa and hay were planted. Soybeans can also work into a crop rotation when forage crops need to be replanted every few years. The goal is to harvest the forage crops as efficiently as possible.

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The Role of Data in Modern Farming: Separating Fact from Fiction

Farmbrite

Farmers utilize a range of modern toolsfrom task management applications and drones that monitor crop health to sensors and software that help forecast yields. This shift to a data-driven approach not only enhances farm operations but can significantly improve harvest outcomes, turning a good year into an exceptional one.

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Can Linen Make a Comeback in North America?

Modern Farmer

Heidi Barr and Emma De Long, the co-founders of the PA Flax Project, harvest flax at Kneehigh Farm in 2020. These days, the flax grown for linen is an industrial crop. It’s treated, in most cases, with conventional fertilizers and pesticides, and is harvested, processed and made into cloth using huge machinery.

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