UnderstandingAg

APRIL 3, 2025

For them, a temporary break from cropping might be a good option. In the UK, it is common practice to introduce leys into the cropping rotation. This simply means turning cropland into temporary pastureland for roughly 2-5 years and back to cropping. Many of his soils have pH around 5.5,

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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.

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ATTRA

APRIL 7, 2024

The four-year study published in Science collected data from 24 research projects on more than 20 different types of diversification practices, including crop rotation, hedgerows, biochar application, mulching, livestock diversification, and water conservation.

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ATTRA

MARCH 6, 2024

The first trial explores whether practices like cover crops, no-till, diversified crop rotations, and integrated livestock grazing support using less nitrogen fertilizer. The second trial aims to find out if cover crops give farmers greater access to their fields over a season.

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Farmbrite

AUGUST 23, 2023

Rotate your crops. Rotating crops is one of the best ways to improve long-term soil health on your farm. There are several types of crop rotation that farmers can implement to maximize the benefits of this practice. Keep track of your grazing rotations with Farmbrite.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Livestock Partnership Anaerobic Digester $1,806,244 $3,943,914 0.3% Prescribed Grazing $18,573,311 Range Planting $8,389,492 Agroforestry, Forestry and Upland Wildlife Habitat Alley Cropping $3,021 $104,331,650 8.2% Livestock Partnership Anaerobic Digester $1,806,244 $3,943,914 0.3% Grand Totals $381,524,784 30.1%

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JANUARY 26, 2024

The Phillips’ farm, nestled in the Ozarks in northwest Arkansas, raises livestock. They used EQIP to expand livestock watering and fencing infrastructure to enable rotational grazing. Other practices include no- or reduced-till farming, cover crops, and crop rotation.

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Cropaia

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

In some cases, cover crops may inadvertently create niches that favor the growth of specific weed species. Effectively managing weeds in no-till systems often requires a multifaceted approach that combines the use of herbicides, cover cropping, crop rotation, and integrated weed management strategies.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Seasonal crops rotate through expansive pastures, cattle graze the rich sea grasses and several colonies of bees hurry about their business. Some agrihood farms choose to focus on vegetable production to avoid the smells and noises of livestock, which can limit diversity of agrihood-produced goods.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 23, 2024

Rather than laying out imperatives, the state act helps “gently lead people” towards regenerative practices, says the bill’s author, State Senator Bruce Gillespie, by recognizing the benefits of soil conservation and range management, particularly through rotational livestock grazing.

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UnderstandingAg

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Adding a cover crop adds a new inflow, and it’s more likely that a portion of that carbon will stay in the soil if that cover crop is not harvested. Adding a perennial to the crop rotation can also drive a large increase in photosynthesis. Remember, it’s a cycle.

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UnderstandingAg

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

If it is too late in the season to get frost-sensitive species established, planting a single-species overwintering cover crop like cereal rye is still a much better option than leaving the soil bare. Diversifying the crop rotation creates additional opportunities to maximize ground cover.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Background The Whole-Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) program is a novel crop insurance product that offers farmers nationwide the option to insure against revenue loss for their entire operation, including crop, livestock, and nursery production, under a single policy.

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Farmbrite

MARCH 13, 2024

You might find implementing techniques such as crop rotation, integrated pest management, and water conservation can enhance productivity and profitability. Some farms have adopted sustainable farming practices and have found that it has helped them optimize their resource usage and minimize their environmental impact.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

AUGUST 28, 2024

Currently, CSP only offers SAPs for Resource Conserving Crop Rotations , Improved Resource Conserving Crop Rotations , and Advanced Grazing Management. The FFNSA maintains the existing carveout that ensures livestock producers will receive 50% of total EQIP funding during the life of the farm bill.

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RR2CS

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

49:50 – Low stress livestock management is something Ryan takes pretty seriously. 51:23 – Ryan talks about the importance of genetics when it comes to low stress livestock management and total grazing. 47:53 – Has Ryan noticed a difference in the eating experience since he switched to total grazing?

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World Agri-Tech

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Some of the climate-smart practices in the program include: Crop practices: Cover crops; no-till; reduced till; nutrient management, including precision nutrient management; conservation crop rotation; silvopasture; riparian forest buffer; riparian herbaceous cover.

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ATTRA

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

These practices include managed or adaptive grazing, silvopastures, forest farming, field borders and buffers, hedgerows, riparian area development or expansion, cover crops, and crop rotation.

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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. Yet few commercial agrivoltaic projects exist today.

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ATTRA

APRIL 23, 2024

However, if diversity is low and you have bare spots, weeds, and low productivity (especially during late summer when cool- season pastures slow down), summer cover crops could be just the thing to jump start the soil biology and improve production.

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Farmbrite

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Diversify Crops & Livestock A great strategy for sidestepping tariffs can be to diversify. Grow Alternative Crops: If tariffs affect one product, switch to another with a stronger market. This is fuel efficient and provides business locally. Add Value-Added Products: Sell processed goods (e.g.,

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

His mom, Christy Walton—widow to Sam’s son John—has a net worth of about $11 billion, which she has used to fund restaurants, large ocean aquaculture projects, and a 40,000-acre ranch that offers a “regenerative experience” to tourists and has acted as a site for research on land and livestock management.

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Agritecture Blog

JANUARY 27, 2023

Just how far regenerative agriculture can cut emissions from livestock farming remains moot. There are carbon gains to be had in crop production, too – from ensuring commodities like soya and palm oil are deforestation-free (a considerable carbon win) to reducing chemical inputs and diversifying what’s grown.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JUNE 14, 2023

Improvements in soil health, more thoughtful crop rotations and learning from traditional ecological knowledge can also go a long way in conserving the U.S.’ Livestock have the potential to be valued less for meat, dairy and wool and more for the waste they produce. water resources.

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UnderstandingAg

MARCH 18, 2025

In comparison, many regenerative farms and ranches have a diverse crop rotation and multiple species of livestock, all produced on the same acres or overlapping acres each year. This production is mostly used for animal feeds and biofuels. A typical ranch only produces cattle and the calves are usually weaned and sold.

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Modern Farmer

JULY 4, 2024

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. Why farming? What drew you to it as a livelihood?

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Sustainable Food Trust

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

xxxiii] This is largely due to ammonia emissions from heavy fertiliser use and intensive livestock farming. For example, modelling studies suggest the adoption of silvopasture (integration of trees and livestock) on 10% of the UK’s grassland area could sequester 5.477 to 13.39 25 and 60% of the UK’s total current livestock emissions).

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

” Broadly speaking, regenerative agriculture improves soil health and carbon sequestration through diverse crop rotations, animal grazing, limited tillage, and reduced (or eliminated) external inputs like fertilizer and pesticides.

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Sustainable Food Trust

JANUARY 14, 2025

SFT Content Editor, Alicia Miller, provides an overview on this year’s Oxford Real Farming Conference, including one of the SFT’s sessions, Grazing for Good, which took a closer look at the integral relationship between livestock and the biodiversity it supports. The Sustainable Food Trusts session on Grazing for Good?

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