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 Harvester 105

Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Flax has been cultivated since ancient Egypt, and in the US since colonial times, when European settlers brought seeds to places such as Philadelphia, where it was mostly hand-processed and spun. Flax takes about 100 days to go from seed to harvest, and once planted, it needs little tending. Photography by Zoe Schaeffer.

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Textiles Seeding Processing Straw 88

Modern Farmer

MARCH 1, 2024

In addition, most natural fibers are grown conventionally, which often means heavy use of pesticides, synthetic fertilizers and genetically modified or treated seeds. Those fibers can be plant-derived, mycelium, cultivated animal cells, microbe-derived, recycled materials and blends. Cotton, the most used natural fiber, occupies 2.4

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Textiles Manufacturing Production Processing 116

Sustainable Harvest International

APRIL 22, 2024

Over time, conventional agricultural methods lead to soil degradation, threatening our ability to cultivate food. Opting for reusable alternatives such as tote bags, metal water bottles, and reusable metal straws makes a difference. You can also reduce your use of plastic by reusing items you already have.

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Supply Chain Food Textiles Production 52

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

He also cultivates 75 acres of wheat, 83 acres of soybeans, 65 acres of corn, and 45 acres of hardwoods and pine trees. Photo credit: Cornell Watson) Ideally, wed get this sweet corn in the ground today, he says, indicating a bag of organic seed and a nearby half-acre plot of loose brown soil. Oh, what a day, he says.

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Plantation Farming Farming Acre 144

Farmbrite

DECEMBER 19, 2024

To cultivate robust crops, understanding the soil's condition is vital, which is where soil testing comes in. For composting systems, nutrients (like nitrogen) can be added in the form of green materials (grass clippings, kitchen scraps), and carbon (in the form of dry leaves, and straw) that can balance the nitrogen.

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Fertilizer Compost Crop Distribution 97

Civil Eats

JUNE 27, 2023

The Burgers are among a modest cohort of small-time growers who almost exclusively cultivate cool-weather and storage crops that they sell in the wintertime. The final straw for Hachmyer was losing half of her crops in 2021 to drought. I couldn’t keep martyring myself,” she says. There’s been a real solid demand,” he says.

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Crop Farming Farming Acre 52