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

Farmbrite

Farmers saving 30% on fertilizer costs and boosting crop yields by up to 10% are not uncommon with these insights. Crop Health : Drones with imaging capabilities can spot early signs of disease or pest problems, leading to timely, targeted interventions.

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Meet the Poultry Farmer Teaching Others How to Make Regenerative Farming Add Up

Modern Farmer

His first batch of livestock included 25 chickens he processed for his family. At Vital Mission Farm, Siewicki planted various fruit trees around the farm with space for livestock to graze on the grasses. His plan was to create a 25’ x 25’ garden for personal use near his home outside of Charleston, South Carolina. I was so excited.

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What Is Multi-Peril Crop Insurance? (And other FAQs)

ProAg

A range of individual plans fall under MPCI, including: Act ual Production History (APH) : Protects against a loss of production by guaranteeing a yield based on the actual production history of a farmers crops. Yield Protection (YP): Like APH, YP protects against a loss of production.

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Managing Dairy Slurry to Maximize Nutrient Capture

UnderstandingAg

Inherent Problems Even though we can see tremendous crop yields with high rates of slurry, this comes with some soil health issues, which may include soil surface crusting, collapsed soil aggregates, impaired water infiltration rates, mortality of soil invertebrates, and excessive soil phosphorus levels. Far from it.

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Walmart’s ‘Regenerative Foodscape’

Civil Eats

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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As California Gets Drier, Solar Panels Could Help Farms Save Water

Civil Eats

The operation benefits everyone involved: Sheep farmer Frankie Iturriria gets paid for his time, the collaborating rangeland researchers are breaking ground , and the landowner BHE Renewables can maintain the property with sheep, which have less impact and are more cost-effective than mowers or other livestock. 688, told Civil Eats.

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Changing How We Farm Might Protect Wild Mammals—and Fight Climate Change

Civil Eats

But the crop-free plantings have had another effect, Farquhar explained. Strips of trees, bushes, grasses, or flowers around agricultural or pasture fields can house higher numbers of small mammals than cropland. They have also increased the number of mammals on the farm. Even Farquhar feels some frustration.

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