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Addressing Compaction During the Regenerative Transition: Part 2

UnderstandingAg

Once a hardpan is penetrated by hyphae, they create a pathway for plant roots to follow and provide the glomalin to kickstart the aggregation process. Planting shorter-maturity cash crops is one strategy to allow more time to get cover crops established in the fall and/or let them grow longer in the spring.

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Whose Farm Is More Sustainable? Calculating Farm Sustainability.

DTN

Two neighbors, Farmer A and Farmer B: both farm 1,000 acres and use the same crop rotation schedule. Farmer A tills 30% of their fields, uses cover crops on 20%, and applies anhydrous ammonia. Farmer B tills 50% of their fields, uses cover crops on 40%, and uses stable nitrogen sources. Consider this scenario.

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We Can’t Achieve Food Justice if We Don’t Prioritize Soil Health

Food Tank

Of course, some of these processes are natural—but healthy soils have the resiliency to resist excess erosion, whereas degraded soils are more vulnerable to even natural climatic cycles. Farmers can use techniques like no-till growing, cover cropping, rotational grazing and planting, and implementing other buffers against erosion. “We

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Best Practices for Managing Plant Nutrients

Farmbrite

To be thorough and have the best growing season, it's a good idea to take all this into account during the crop planning process. This can slow down the composting process, or in some cases, stop it altogether. (If Consult a professional on the best form/source ideal for your crops and farm.

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Breaking the Chain: CIEL’s Battle to Unravel the Fossil Fuel Grip on Our Food System

Food Tank

CCS is a process that absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to reuse or store in gigantic facilities, pipelines, or the oceans. Collaborating with farmers, CIEL promotes natural agroecological practices such as crop rotation, legume cultivation, and the use of beneficial insects, fungi, and organic manure instead of chemical additives.

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Digging into the House Farm Bill: Part 4

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

The first post details an overview of the markup process, the bill as a whole, and its likely (or unlikely) path to becoming law. Currently, CSP only offers SAPs for Resource Conserving Crop Rotations , Improved Resource Conserving Crop Rotations , and Advanced Grazing Management.

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The Best Types of Hay to Choose for Your Livestock

Farmbrite

The factors that go into this depend on the type of livestock you raise, how much land you have to graze, what types of hay grow best in your region, whether you will store the hay, will you have access to machinery to process the hay. It's necessary for many critical cell processes, functions, and overall growth.