Real Agriculture

APRIL 25, 2024

In dry conditions, too much seed-placed fertilizer can hurt that plant stand and help. In dry conditions, too much seed-placed fertilizer can hurt that plant stand and help.

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Fertilizer Seeding Production Crop 313

Real Agriculture

JULY 24, 2023

Agronomic strategies that maximize fertilizer efficiency should be good for a farm’s financial bottom line and the environment, but specific decisions about how fertilizer is applied should be made with the overall outcome in mind, stresses the soil management specialist with Manitoba Agriculture.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 7, 2025

This year was a pretty hot and dry year, but still, some of the crops I raised did pretty well, he says with a satisfied smile. Kotutwa Johnson might build some protection for his crops with desert brush or cans to shield them from the wind, but his plants thrive without any fertilizer, pesticides, herbicides, mulch, or irrigation.

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Seeding Farming Farming Crop 140

Real Agriculture

JULY 4, 2023

“We’ve always done it that way” isn’t always the best approach in farming, and that includes the decision on how much fertilizer to put down with canola at seeding. Canola is sensitive to fertilizer toxicity, especially in dry soil conditions.

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Fertilizer Seeding Farming Farming 133

Real Agriculture

JUNE 12, 2023

When it comes to seed-placed fertilizer, canola can be quite sensitive. According to Shawn Senko of the Canola Council of Canada (CCC), for the most part the only nutrient you need in-furrow with the canola seed is phosphorus, as it has an early season uptake and doesn’t move very far. There are published seed safety.

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Fertilizer Seeding Production Crop 130

Real Agriculture

AUGUST 12, 2024

The equipment chosen for a job can make a substantial difference in how quickly, efficiently, and economically a field gets seeded and fertilized. The equipment chosen for a job can make a substantial difference in how quickly, efficiently, and economically a field gets seeded and fertilized. Read More

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Despite an extremely dry September that played havoc with plant establishment, the winter wheat crop across Ontario appears to be packing plenty of yield potential as it heads into the dormant winter months. RealAgriculture agronomist Peter Wheat Pete Johnson says the crop is not as big as he had hoped estimates peg it between Read More

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Agricultural Biodiversity

MARCH 25, 2024

Frugivory by carnivores: Black-backed jackals are key dispersers of seeds of the scented !nara Jackals pee on wild melon relatives and disperse their seeds, not necessarily in that order. Out of the Shadows: Reestablishing the Eastern Fertile Crescent as a Center of Agricultural Origins: Part 1. nara melon in the Namib Desert.

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Fertilizer Ecology Seeding Crop 213

Real Agriculture

AUGUST 29, 2024

Like most crops, a strong, high yielding corn crop depends on what nutrients are in the soil. With corn being a such a big, high-yielding plant, this crop is particularly reliant on a high amount of nitrogen, Read More Like most crops, a strong, high yielding corn crop depends on what nutrients are in the soil.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The input reduction principle of agroecology is wrong when it comes to mineral fertilizer use in sub-Saharan Africa. Genetic modification can improve crop yields — but stop overselling it. parasitism in major cereal crops for enhanced crop production and food security in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review.

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Agroecology Fertilizer Food Crop Yield 201

Real Agriculture

JULY 22, 2024

When that happens, any seeds that would have been fertilized during the very hot temps fail to form, dragging down eventual yield. When that happens, any seeds that would have been fertilized during the very hot temps fail to form, dragging down eventual yield. As Justin Nanninga, from Neeralandia, Alta., Read More

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Yield Fertilizer Seeding Production 270

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Farmers are having to adjust what they grow and how they grow it, and people all along the food chainfrom the workers who harvest the crops to the consumers who eat themfeel the effects. It confirms what anyone whos planted seeds recently already knows. Micro Solar Leases: A New Income Stream for Black Farmers in the South?

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

When it comes to precision farming, implement drift is one factor that can play havoc with field operations, such as planting and strip tillage, and the precise placement of seed and fertilizer and other inputs. Read More

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Fertilizer Seeding Farming Farming 260

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

This translates to healthier food and a healthier environment and reduces reliance on synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. This analysis found that AFRI has historically funded low levels of organic research, while the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) has been erratic in supporting organic research projects.

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Food Seeding Crop Poultry 105

Real Agriculture

AUGUST 21, 2024

There are more than a few seeding, fertilizing, and scouting questions to wade through in this week’s Wheat Pete’s Word podcast, and that’s exactly how host Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson likes it.

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Fertilizer Yield Seeding Production 260

Food Tank

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Growing a greater variety of crops helps with climate adaptation and works as a mitigation measure as well. The wider range of these crops, the more stable the food supply. Securing seeds and equipment and building climate-smart infrastructure like greenhouses, requires funding.

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Food Crop Marketing Production 141

NASDA

MARCH 25, 2025

Sincerely, African American Farmers of California Agribusiness Association of Iowa Agribusiness Association of Kentucky Agribusiness Council of Indiana Agricultural Council of Arkansas Agricultural Retailers Association Alabama Soybean and Corn Growers Association Alaska Farm Bureau Almond Alliance American Agri-Women American Cotton Producers American (..)

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Food Tank

APRIL 1, 2025

Farmer cooperativeswhich offer access to seeds, information, and trainingprovide a pathway to improved agricultural productivity, resilience and livelihoods, but distinctly lack womens participation and leadership. Our crops dont grow and reach maturity. Now Im all grown up. I farm everythingmillet, peanuts, beans, says Mbathio.

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Grain Seeding Fertilizer Ruralism 112

Real Agriculture

JUNE 14, 2024

Once nodules form on the plant roots, those little factories can provide much of the crop’s N needs, but there are several decisions farmers have to make at seeding to ensure excellent nodulation, and there are. Read More

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Seeding Crop Fertilizer Production 241

Modern Farmer

APRIL 7, 2025

But tending to a few easy-to-grow crops? Whether youre tired of spending more on a clamshell of herbs than you would on a pack of seeds or want to harvest the perfect amount of arugula for a salad, youre in the right place. Adding a few easy crops to a sunny spot in your yard or container on your patio will help you save at the store.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Yet carrots, cauliflower, sweet onions, honeydew, broccoli, and alfalfa all grow here, incongruous crops that spread across half a million acres of cultivated land. Water Adaptation In the desert, getting water to crops often requires irrigation. billion in payments from the agency’s crop insurance program).

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Farming Farming Crop Acre 142

ATTRA

DECEMBER 23, 2024

After Floridas farmers harvest a wide array of summer crops, the fields do not lie dormant for long. This period is ideal for growing crops that thrive in cooler weather, including leafy greens, strawberries, tomatoes, peppers, and blueberries.

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Farming Farming Harvesting Harvest 98

Real Agriculture

JUNE 4, 2024

Those are questions PRIDE Seeds agronomist Stephanie Myslik tackles on this episode of RealAgriculture Corn School. Those are questions PRIDE Seeds agronomist Stephanie Myslik tackles on this episode of RealAgriculture Corn School. How do corn hybrids respond to foliar feeding? Read More How do corn hybrids respond to foliar feeding?

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Yield Seeding Fertilizer Production 318

Real Agriculture

AUGUST 7, 2024

The corn crop in Ontario is on-trend for an average finishing date, as are the soybeans, as both crops ran into poor planting conditions, says Peter. The corn crop in Ontario is on-trend for an average finishing date, as are the soybeans, as both crops ran into poor planting conditions, says Peter. Read More

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UnderstandingAg

APRIL 3, 2025

Cropland to Pastureland As discussed in part 2 of this series, many conventional cropping practices acidify the soil unnaturally quickly. The reasons vary, but common culprits include excessive N fertilizer use and the loss of organic matter. For them, a temporary break from cropping might be a good option. in some spots.

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Daily Yonder

OCTOBER 29, 2024

They selected seeds for many different traits, such as flavor, texture and color. The first Europeans who reached the Americas were shocked at the abundant food crops they found. are working diligently to reclaim Indigenous varieties of corn, beans, squash, sunflowers and other crops. This effort is important for many reasons.

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Farming Farming Seeding Food 93

Modern Farmer

JANUARY 7, 2025

This year was a pretty hot and dry year, but still, some of the crops I raised did pretty well, he says with a satisfied smile. Kotutwa Johnson might build some protection for his crops with desert brush or cans to shield them from the wind, but his plants thrive without any fertilizer, pesticides, herbicides, mulch or irrigation.

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Seeding Crop Farming Farming 80

Real Agriculture

JULY 1, 2024

Proper staging is important for understanding how to scout and manage corn, whether for timing fertilizer, herbicide, insecticide or fungicide applications. Read More Proper staging is important for understanding how to scout and manage corn, whether for timing fertilizer, herbicide, insecticide or fungicide applications.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Specialty crop export and global food trade are still only a minor part of the worlds food story. There is a strong market demand for local products from agroecological farms and producers, including green leafy vegetables, fruits, grains, small livestock, and native seeds. These markets are large and important to local producers.

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Agroecology Marketing Food Finance 123

Real Agriculture

JUNE 21, 2024

Soil testing is a best management practice when planning fertilizer rates, but a soil test is perhaps most valuable following extreme situations — very wet or drought conditions.

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Fertilizer Seeding Production Crop 245

UnderstandingAg

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Planning Winter Cover Crop Rotations Maximizing cover crop benefits in the garden requires strong crop planning with strategic rotations coupled with creative improvision so it’s important to examine strategies and considerations for incorporating cover crops with no-till methods and inter-seeding.

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Crop Cash Crop Seeding Harvest 105

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Editor’s Note: This post is the first in a two-part series about seed breeding. This series will explore the history of seed breeding in the US, the impacts of consolidation and concentration of seed breeding on farmers and our food systems, and what a more democratic seed breeding system might look like.

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Seeding Food Agriculture Agriculture 96

Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Waving fields of wheat once stippled the sunny lands of San Diego County, but higher-value crops supplanted it more than a century ago. On a sparkling spring day in March, Ellis and a crew of volunteers gathered at Rio Del Rey Farm to pull weeds from rows of experimental dry-farmed wheat crops. He’s been collecting seeds for years. “I

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Grain Seeding Farming Farming 138

Kavya Organic Farm

AUGUST 29, 2023

Biotone Fertilizer provides nutrition and nourishment to plants. In addition, Microbes which are part of a Biotone Fertilizer are generally known as any microorganisms that are too small to see with the naked eye, which is why a microscope is used to view them. It’s the most basic starter plant food. dollars or 1454 rupees.

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 15, 2023

There’s a possible yield benefit for peas following wheat in a crop rotation rather than canola, according to research done through the University of Manitoba. This Pulse School episode features Brodie Erb, MSc student and field technician at the U of M, who has spent the past three years looking at how preceding crop, residue.

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Crop Rotation Yield Crop Seeding 260

Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Meanwhile, research and plant breeding efforts are underway to explore and expand its potential as a sustainable low-input, high-value crop that could figure into the future of small farms throughout the eastern U.S. The Canadian NC1 ripens early, with fewer smooth black seeds than other varieties. A pawpaw tree in winter.

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Seeding Farming Farming Orchard 141

Food Tank

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Switching to agroecology offers a way to produce food within diverse landscapes growing and nurturing different crops, livestock and fisheries suited to the conditions and communities that live in the area. Smallholders are witnessing the recovery of the fertility and moisture levels of their soils, higher productivity and competitiveness.

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