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Soybean School: Fighting disease through crop rotation

Real Agriculture

The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs plant pathologist started hearing from growers across the province in late June as soil-borne disease moved into many soybean fields after a series of pounding rain events. When heavy summer rains arrive, Albert Tenuta’s phone starts to ring.

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Guest Post: Is the Future of Organic Food at Risk? Research Funding Holds the Answer

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Investing in organic research provides farmers, both certified organic and non-certified, with innovative solutions and practical tools that enhance profitability, mitigate financial and ecological risks, and foster economic growth and social well-being in rural communities. Overcoming barriers to organic transition (especially ORG).

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Winter Farming in Florida: Profit Ripe for the Picking

ATTRA

Crop rotation enhances soil fertility, minimizes erosion, disrupts pest and disease cycles, and reduces the need for synthetic fertilizers. It is beneficial to rotate between a nitrogen-fixing legume crop (like beans or peas) and a heavy nitrogen-feeding crop (like leafy greens or tomatoes). ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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Should We Be Farming in the Desert?

Civil Eats

Funding] should focus more on paying farmers to switch to more drought-tolerant crops, to incorporate conservation crop rotations and to adopt other conservation practices that make their operations more resilient to climate change.”

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In Hawai‘i, Restoring Kava Helps Sustain Native Food Culture

Civil Eats

The resurgence gained further traction in the 1990s with support from the Department of Defenses Rural Economic Transition Assistance-Hawaii grants , which helped farmers shift from sugarcane plantations to diversified agriculture. Michigan, however, greenlit kava in 2023, becoming the first state to grant it GRAS status.

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Ride Along with Farm Credit Mid-America’s Patronage Program at Red Hen Turf Farm

The Farmers Daughter USA

It’s actually not all that different from any other crop, except it takes about 18 months for it to mature for harvest. But soil quality, pest control, crop rotation, and fertilizers are all used to produce quality sod. And it showcases Farm Credit Mid-America’s dedication to rural communities.

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On the Ground with the Midwest Farmers Going All-In On Agroforestry

Modern Farmer

A small sheep herd that was on the property from when her parents farmed the land was integrated into organic crop rotation. Crombie is optimistic that agroforestry will go a long way in restoring land but also rural communities. It’s an exciting opportunity to revive our rural communities.” Johnson laughs.

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