UnderstandingAg

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Adding a cover crop adds a new inflow, and it’s more likely that a portion of that carbon will stay in the soil if that cover crop is not harvested. Fertilizers and animal manures are a special case, because whether the ultimate result is net positive or negative depends on how they are managed.

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Instead, he wants his cattle to harvest their own feed via managed rotational grazing, even in the winter. Corn requires lots of nitrogen, and it’s by far the most commonly used fertilizer in the United States. Southeastern Minnesota’s Olmsted County is a microcosm of agriculture’s dependence on nitrogen fertilizer.

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ATTRA

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Both “cut and carry” and “chop and drop” allow for nutrient cycling, especially if the goat manure can be collected and used to fertilize the trees they are eating, closing that loop. Of course, additional nutrients must be added into the system to replace minerals lost through harvest/animal losses.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The biosolids created as sewage breaks down can be used as fertilizer on farmland, a practice that the Environmental Protection Agency still touts as “beneficial,” even though spreading these highly toxic chemicals across farmland allows the compounds to leach into the groundwater, contaminate crops grown on the land, and affect grazing animals.

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Sustainable Harvest International

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Harsh chemical fertilizers disrupt natural soil networks made up of plants and fungi. In the past 150 years , half of the world’s fertile soil has disappeared. Instead of synthetic fertilizers, regenerative agriculture works with nature to maintain healthy soil ecosystems. In nature, everything leans towards balance.

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ATTRA

JANUARY 2, 2024

By Chris Lent, NCAT Agriculture Specialist When I began to see how unique the growing conditions in my high tunnel are compared to open-field growing, I started to think differently about how to maintain soil health and manage soil fertility for high tunnel growing and season extension. High tunnel kale crop for harvest through the fall.

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DTN

JULY 24, 2023

fertilizer application, irrigation, machinery use, pesticide application) and the sources of carbon sequestration (e.g., Trackable events include plowing, minimum-till cultivation, crop rotation, crop type, cover crop presence, irrigation events, harvest date, and crop residue presence. reduced tillage, cover crops, treed acres).

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 28, 2023

Researchers and farmers say silvopastures help improve the health of the soil by protecting it from wind and water, while encouraging an increase of nutrient-rich organic matter, like cow manure, onto the land. Above those temperatures, heat stress causes cattle to produce less milk and decreases their fertility.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

He adds that the indigenous Ho-Chunk Nation was among the first to go into these forests to harvest maple sap. “We Photos courtesy of Wil Crombie) Manure from the fowl helps fertilize the silvopastures and fields, and the chickens help with pest control by eating insects and grubs.

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Acre Farming Farming Pasture 104

Food Tank

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The vineyards are weeded only using hoes, never herbicides, and fertilized with manure. Kernza® is a deeply rooted perennial grain harvested from intermediate wheatgrass and provided to the breweries by A-Frame Farm in Minnesota. “By for a new beer initiative.

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UnderstandingAg

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Some carbon accumulates in the plant as it grows and ends up as crop residue and root biomass that decays after harvest. Another portion of carbon is removed when the grain is harvested. It’s the tiny input from fertilizer and seed. An average corn crop in Iowa is pulling in around 30,000 lbs. of carbon per acre annually.

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UnderstandingAg

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Single axle grain carts and large combines are the worst offenders, but manure tankers and larger tractors also easily exceed 10 tons/axle. Unloading combines on headlands and/or more frequently can help if fields are wet during harvest. Tires, tracks, and technology Should you switch to tracks rather than tires?

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Sustainable Harvest International

MAY 4, 2022

As highly motivated partners with SHI-Panama since 2019, María and her family have eagerly dedicated themselves to raising animals and farming in a sustainable way, meeting their family’s food needs while lessening their dependence on external inputs like chemical fertilizers and insecticides. They even built a pond to raise fish.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 9, 2024

Photo: Lauren Rothman) While many of the vendors adhere to organic practices, others continue to sow native crops but take advantage of the convenience offered by agrochemicals, such as one farmer from the mountainous La Cañada region who admitted to mixing commercial fertilizer in with goat manure.

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Farmbrite

JULY 18, 2024

Be sure not to over-harvest and give enough time for your crop to regrow. Compatibility With Other Crops: Some hay crops, like clover, can improve soil fertility through nitrogen fixation, making them good choices for crop rotation systems. The hay that you grow can be a sustainable source of feed for your livestock.

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

By partnering with experts across various sectors, AgroLiquid is at the forefront of testing and developing innovative solutions that help farmers optimize their fertilizer use while addressing the real-world struggles they encounter in the field. Bunning & Sons Ltd, a UK-based leader in manure spreader manufacturing.

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Caff

OCTOBER 22, 2024

This proved to be very effective while providing pest control and soil health benefits through the addition of manure, adding to the soil fertility. And to adhere to food safety requirements, they keep the ducks out of the orchard and vineyard for a minimum of 90 days before harvest.

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Caff

JUNE 13, 2023

The Problem Although not all fire fallout is toxic, the impacts on livestock and crops from wildfire ash containing contaminants from household products, vehicles, fuel, fertilizers, pesticides, plastics, electrical systems, etc. has not been widely researched, nor have the long term effects on agricultural irrigation sources and soil health.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JANUARY 17, 2024

However, solutions to livestock methane center on feed supplements and energy capture from liquid manure systems rather than grazing systems. from Chapter 21 of NCA5 Changes like sea level rise are resulting in the loss of culturally significant locations for subsistence harvesting. At the same time, cold nights have declined.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 19, 2024

Research conducted by the Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia further discovered that when GLSA fields are returned to agricultural use, the increased nitrogen levels lessen the need for fertilizers and the naturally enriched soil often produces increased crop yields compared to before the set-aside.

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Farming Farming Farmland Livestock 78

Food Environment and Reporting Network

JULY 13, 2023

These practices include reducing or eliminating tilling of soil, planting “cover crops” that grow during the off-season and are not harvested, improving how farmers use fertilizer and manure, and planting trees. Better manure management is among the climate-smart practices the USDA is funding in the partnerships.

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Synthetic fertilizers and genetic engineering are prohibited, among other measures. How much did you harvest? What happens if their manure comes under scrutiny? Organic farming is a practice that emphasizes natural processes, ecological balance and the conserving of resources. How much seed did you purchase?

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Sustainable Food Trust

JUNE 14, 2023

In 1951, pioneering organic farmer, Frank Newman Turner, took up the theme in his book, Fertility Farming , referring to mycorrhizal associations he writes (p.50), ” By ‘short-circuit’ feeding, he means the use of artificial fertilisers. litres per hectare.

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RR2CS

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

He points out how potatoes are planted 6 inches deep in the soil and the blade of the potato harvester goes even deeper in order to harvest the crop. The Perry’s also source manure from neighbouring feedlots to compost and mix into the soil. Conventional potato farming isn’t exactly gentle on the land.

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Farming Farming Crop Manure 52

Civil Eats

JANUARY 23, 2024

Along with reducing the need for synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides, practices that build healthy soil, for example, make land more resilient to drought, flooding, wildfires, and erosion. Their insight is essential to creating sustainable, culturally sensitive, and region-specific policies, she says.

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