Farmbrite

AUGUST 23, 2023

Soil is the foundation of your farm, the living system that provides nutrition for all the plants and animals that live there. Here are six ways you can improve long-term soil health on your farm: What is soil health? Rotating crops is one of the best ways to improve long-term soil health on your farm. Rotate your crops.

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Crop Rotation Farming Farming Fertilizer 52

Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Twice a growing season, a big yellow truck with the license plate P4FARMS pulls into Jesse Kayans farm in Brattleboro, Vermont, loaded with a thousand gallons of pasteurized human urine sloshing around in IBC totes. This is no surprise to Arthur Davis, who oversees farm partnerships for Rich Earth.

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Cropaia

MAY 25, 2024

As part of regenerative agriculture practices, biochar provides a means to improve soil properties, sequester carbon, and enhance overall farm sustainability. It is a stable form of charcoal created by heating organic materials, such as crop residues, wood chips, and manure, in the absence of oxygen. What is Biochar?

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Compost Fertilizer Crop Yield Nutrient Pollution 67

Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Much of the wool was saturated with organic matter such as manure, straw and leaves. For many sheep farms, wool is not a viable income stream. This could possibly amount to less nutrient pollution in the waterways in comparison to synthetic fertilizers. It’s not really waste, she explains—just wool that needs a purpose.

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