Sustainable Food Trust

APRIL 10, 2024

On the upside of these problems, however, is the Green Tractor scheme, which involves farmers with a commitment to innovation and environmental change, supporting them to be accountable for their waste. Farmers once used straw or other organic matter instead of plastic mulch. With around 216,000 farms in the UK and 17.2

Straw 98

Straw Farming Farming Ecology 98

UnderstandingAg

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Root crops and tuber beds are generally clean and free of residue after harvest, which make them an easy location to direct seed with any seeder, or broadcast seed, followed by applying a straw mulch. If you live in a high-rainfall climate, I recommend applying straw mulch after seeding to reduce crusting and soil loss.

Crop 105

Crop Cash Crop Seeding Harvester 105

Civil Eats

JANUARY 31, 2024

Glover’s eyes gazed out at an audience made up of a few dozen representatives of America’s largest grocers and food-service companies from beneath the brim of a straw cowboy hat. How do you do that and create ecological change, economic value, and social benefit? How do you make the best beef business in America?”

Ranching 143

Ranching Cattle Production Food 143