Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Farmers Weekly Livestock farmers in Wales will be able to continue spreading organic manures on land at the higher rate of 250kg/ha of nitrogen a year until 2025 – where there is a crop need and subject to certain extra environmental protection conditions.

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Farmers Weekly

JULY 16, 2023

Farmers Weekly Greater use of various organic amendments is part of Welbeck Estate’s strategy for reducing reliance of synthetic fertiliser inputs, alongside the use of cover cropping.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

There’s never a shortage of field work to be done in the fall, but fall conditions can sometimes be very unfavourable for tillage, manure, or fertilizer applications.

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

On this episode of RealAgriculture’s Profitable Practices, Carl Frook shares how Frook Farms and Mar Creek Renewables has come together to help him manage manure, his cattle, his crops, and boost the bottom line for the family. Read More

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Real Agriculture

MAY 9, 2023

On an episode of Real Ag Radio Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson answered a listener question about the best practices for spreading manure on farmland. Johnson emphasized the importance of considering factors such as soil type, weather conditions, and current soil nutrient levels before determining how often to spread manure.

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Real Agriculture

AUGUST 2, 2023

It’s early August and most of the corn should be tasseled by now, but July weather just didn’t push the crop as far ahead as is expected, explains host Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson in this week’s Wheat Pete’s Word. Read More Green silks are slow to show up in some areas of Ontario — what gives?

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Agric4profits

JANUARY 3, 2025

Farmers rely on natural methods to improve soil health and plant growth, resulting in healthier crops. Organic beans farming enhances soil fertility through practices like crop rotation, composting, and green manure. This method promotes sustainability and environmental conservation.

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Real Agriculture

APRIL 19, 2024

The topic of soil compaction often arises when talking about the heaviest of farm machinery — four-wheel drive tractors, grain carts/buggies, and manure spreaders — but sprayers should also be at the forefront when it comes to trying to minimize compaction.

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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. Farmers can potentially tap into higher-value markets with specialty crops and value-added products. Their incomes and livelihoods improved considerably.

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 19, 2023

Farmers Weekly Independent trial data assessing the impact of plasma-treated slurry as a replacement of artificial fertiliser has revealed promising results when tested on crops of winter wheat and grass.

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ATTRA

JANUARY 19, 2025

A 20-year study on diversified cropping systems fertilized with livestock manure, led by Iowa State University researchers, showed environmental benefits but not the expected carbon sequestration. The study results were published in Nature Sustainability.

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USDA Blog

MARCH 27, 2024

Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist Sheri Spiegal received an exciting award recognizing her pioneering work integrating social science and biophysical science with stakeholder engagement to help animal producers and crop farmers improve the redistribution of manure nutrients from farms with an excess to fields and pastures that can use it sustainably. (..)

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Happy holidays, one and all, and gather ’round as it’s time for the last episode of Wheat Pete’s Word for 2023! For this episode, host Peter Johnson is coming to you from the city of London — the British one — where he’s spending time with family, but also touring some farms and research plots.

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UnderstandingAg

MAY 8, 2024

While many individuals are content with simply “growing a cover crop” and “reducing tillage” as their contribution to soil health, many experienced soil health practitioners agree that the single most beneficial aspect of the soil health principles is the addition of animals ON the land. The manure, urine, saliva, etc. Boot stage 3.8

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Agric4profits

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Farmers rely on organic fertilizers, natural pest control, and sustainable practices to ensure a healthy crop while protecting the environment. By using compost, green manures, and crop rotation, farmers maintain soil fertility and enhance… Read More » Complete Practical Guide on Organic Cucumber Farming

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Agric4profits

JANUARY 13, 2025

Organic Barley Farming prioritizes the use of organic inputs like compost, manure, and cover crops to nourish the soil. Organic Barley Farming is the practice of cultivating barley without the use of synthetic pesticides, fertilizers, or genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

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Agric4profits

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Farmers use compost, manure, and green cover crops to enrich… Read More » Complete Practical Guide on Organic Orange Farming This farming method emphasizes natural fertilizers and sustainable practices to produce healthy, chemical-free fruits. Its gaining popularity due to the rising demand for organic produce.

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Food Tank

JANUARY 10, 2025

Hutton grew up working to build soil health through methods like no-till and cover crops, because Chesapeake Bay Watershed soils are typically low in organic matter. Hutton feeds his grain crops to the pigs, which produce manure that he uses to nourish the ground and repeat the cycle.

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Farmbrite

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Nutrients and irrigation speed up crop development, increase crop yield and prevent contamination. The best amount of nutrients will vary between crop species, soil, precipitation, and more. Healthy Crops Start with Your Soil The foundation of healthy crops begins with healthy soil.

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Farmers Weekly

JULY 11, 2023

Farmers Weekly Farmers fail to use their soil and manure analysis results to make informed management decisions – often they do not even trust the results. This is according to Dr Sajjad Awan, a soil and crop nutritionist with NRM, speaking at the recent Down to Earth regenerative farming event in Somerset. “We

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 28, 2023

The waste grease, collected from a local pizzeria, a Mexican restaurant, and a pub, will be mixed with manure in the dairy farm’s anerobic co-digester and converted into renewable energy. Methane gas digesters are used by dairy farms to convert manure into energy and reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

It turns out a system that relies less on row crops isn’t just good for a time- and resource-strapped young farmer. It works as both a cover crop and forage for the cattle, and it’s helping Bedtka build up organic matter in his soil. Any day you can graze is better,” says Bedka. That’s where the sorghum-sudangrass comes in.

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Cropaia

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Organic fertilizers such as manure, compost , and other organic amendments are valuable sources of nitrogen. Understanding when and how much nitrogen becomes available after applying organic fertilizers is essential for effective nutrient management and maximizing crop yield. Other organic amendments (e.g.,

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UnderstandingAg

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Thanks to his 24-48-hour paddock rotations, his 50-pair cow-calf herd grazes lush, diverse grasses, cover crops and innerseeded corn stubble, beginning in early May and into January. Then, after a 30-40-day rest period, he was able to graze his herd in the remaining oat/rye/radish cover crops.

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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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ATTRA

DECEMBER 26, 2023

They are documenting Lincoln’s living cover crop system, where he undersows Dutch white clover into vegetables after the last cultivation in July. He would let the cover crop grow and overwinter and then plow down the following spring for green manure.

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Agric4profits

JANUARY 11, 2025

By focusing on natural inputs, it ensures healthier crops and soil, providing long-term benefits for both farmers and consumers. Organic Oats Farming emphasizes the use of organic fertilizers, crop rotations, and green manures to maintain soil fertility.

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UnderstandingAg

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Their manure stayed at the pumpkin-pie consistency we wanted to see as an indication of a balanced ration, even through the flush of spring growth. This is a tremendous way to help build the herd of biology underneath the soil surface, capture a greater percentage of the nutrients shed in manure, and increase soil nutrient cycling.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 9, 2024

Much more than just a crop, corn has been a fundamental part of Mexican life since time immemorial, with the Mayan sacred text the Popol Vuh relating that the creator gods Tepeu and Gucumatz formed the first human beings from maíz , as corn is known in Spanish. A kaleidoscope of native corn varieties, plus colorful beans in a range of shades.

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ATTRA

AUGUST 15, 2023

Cover crops are all about connection. On the Mad Farm, this is enacted through compost and especially the cover crops that occupy space on the gardens each season. On the Mad Farm, this is enacted through compost and especially the cover crops that occupy space on the gardens each season. This year was weird.

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ATTRA

MARCH 6, 2024

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have created a manure nutrient database called ManureDB to offer updated values for manure nutrient estimates. Recent data indicates that nutrient values can vary significantly based on animal diets, genetics and housing, as well as due to manure storage and handling practices.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 13, 2024

The idea, the manager explained, was that Supreme Beef would run a feedlot, and Feeder Creek would supply a biodigester, a machine that would process manure and capture the resulting methane to be sold as energy. We need at least 10,000 cows to get enough manure for the amount of methane we want to generate,’” Stone said.

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ATTRA

OCTOBER 10, 2023

However, this hasn’t stopped the pair from adopting conservation practices like cover crops, such as sunn hemp, to help fix nitrogen and produce biomass. Mowing the cover crop leaves the roots in the soil allowing those air pockets and pores to be intact and for water to be captured. .”

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UnderstandingAg

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Selling the ripper and investing the money into well-planned cover crops is a safer bet. There are several strategies we can use to maximize ground cover in crop fields throughout the growing season. Cover crops are the “Swiss army knife” of tools for addressing compaction.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Kayan, whose business relies on the organic vegetables he grows for his farmstand and CSA, said hed be happy to use urine on other crops if the practice was more widely accepted by consumers. The multi-year trials found that crops fertilized with human urine performed better than untreated control plots.

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Fertilizer basics The concept of soil fertilization likely extends back 8,000 years, when early farmers added manure and bones to their crops. Fertilizers in agriculture Of course, fertilizers are especially important when it comes to agriculture, and are responsible for boosting crop yields.

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Cropaia

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Crop rotation is a common agronomic practice that involves the systematic sequencing of different crops in a specific field over several seasons. This technique aims to enhance soil fertility, control pests and diseases, and optimize crop yield.

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