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

Farmbrite

Farm Management Software Comprehensive farm management software (FMS) platforms consolidate various data sources into a single dashboard, pulling in information from satellites, employees and more enabling farmers to track crop rotation, labor, and pricing.

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Can Linen Make a Comeback in North America?

Modern Farmer

Her research explores where flax can be incorporated most effectively into existing crop systems. While early signs suggest that flax would fit neatly into summer crop rotations with corn and soybeans, the precise benefits and any drawbacks remain to be determined.

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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. Soybeans are one example.

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Walmart’s ‘Regenerative Foodscape’

Civil Eats

All retailers look to shift burdens to their suppliers for promotions, for stocking, for logistics. When I think about regenerative practices, I think about no-till, crop rotation, and cover cropping as kind of the three main pillars,” said Sara Balawajder, a VP who manages sustainable food and agriculture investments at Builders Vision.

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ORFC 2025: Highlights from this year’s conference

Sustainable Food Trust

The just-in-time logistics employed by supermarkets faced criticism, with broad agreement that transitioning to a more localised food system could be vital to ensuring access to healthy and sustainable food in an increasingly uncertain world.