Crop Crop Rotation Forage 
UnderstandingAg
MARCH 18, 2025
The major achievements of the Green Revolution consisted of the development of high-yielding crop varieties, increased mechanization, synthetic fertilizers, a dizzying array of pesticides (herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, etc.), Crop diversity has decreased by 75% since 1950. and various production technologies.
UnderstandingAg
APRIL 3, 2025
Cropland to Pastureland As discussed in part 2 of this series, many conventional cropping practices acidify the soil unnaturally quickly. For them, a temporary break from cropping might be a good option. In the UK, it is common practice to introduce leys into the cropping rotation. in some spots. in some spots.
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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
OCTOBER 6, 2023
As an example, Cover Crop is a basic Conservation Practice that NRCS compensates producers for in multiple conservation programs. As an example, NRCS considers the use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter an enhancement on the basic Cover Crop practice.
Cropaia
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
This process is particularly crucial in leguminous crops such as soybeans, peas, and alfalfa, which heavily rely on molybdenum for efficient nitrogen fixation. This antagonistic effect of sulfur on molybdenum uptake can result in impaired nitrogen fixation in leguminous crops and other metabolic imbalances in plants.
Daily Yonder
AUGUST 13, 2024
One big issue is what crops can work well for large-scale utility projects. You hear a lot about produce and specialty crops,” for example, said Sarah Moser, Savion’s director of farm operations and agrivoltaics. Moser and Ohio State University researchers think forage crops like alfalfa and hay hold promise.
ATTRA
APRIL 23, 2024
You look out over the field and imagine the herd pushing into a paddock, into a knee-high sward, and they immediately lower their heads, bite, and jerk their necks, ripping mouthfuls of nutritious forage from the ground. Well, annual crop farmers have been using cover crops to build soil health and increase diversity for eons.
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry Practice, CSP, FY2021 CSAF Category Practice Name Enhancement Name Code Financial Assistance Total Percentage of Total CSP Financial Assistance Nitrogen Management Nutrient Management 590 $3,369,356 $66,725,833 13.23% Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses E590A $38,293,260 Reduce (..)
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