ATTRA

AUGUST 15, 2023

Tomatoes planted into a tilled-in rye, vetch, and red clover green manure, May 21. Photo: Lee Rinehart, NCAT I cut the cover crop on May 10 and incorporated the green residue into the soil to a depth of about four inches with a Sunjoe electric tiller. I put in the tomatoes on May 21, 11 days after tilling in the green manure.

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DTN

JULY 24, 2023

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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Food Tank

MAY 1, 2024

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. Tostad says “it’s super crucial to always be very context-specific, and not even country-specific, but soil-specific.”

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Farmbrite

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Since land is limited to what you have available, farmers can use a simple equation or technology to help them calculate this amount. If you are using organic fertilizers such as manure it can have a variable nutrient content which might change over time. Consult a professional on the best form/source ideal for your crops and farm.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

AUGUST 28, 2024

Precision Agriculture The FFNSA dramatically increases support for precision agriculture technologies in conservation programs (Sec. The FFNSA also proposes creating Supplemental Activity Payments (SAP) for adopting and acquiring precision agriculture technologies through CSP. 2202, 2204, 2302).

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Todays Farmer Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Britt Farms is a true success story of conservation across multi­ple generations, and they are eager to adopt and share new conser­vation technologies,” said Scott Edwards, state conservationist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Crop rotations and use of cover crops reduce erosion and improve soil health.

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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.’ These practices include waste storage facilities and waste facility covers, practices intended to prevent seepage of liquid animal manure from CAFOs into local water supplies.

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