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Can Human Urine Fertilize Our Crops?

Modern Farmer

In August, Rich Earth released a Farmer Guide to Fertilizing with Urine , available for free on their website. The multi-year trials found that crops fertilized with human urine performed better than untreated control plots. But the potential benefits of fertilizing with human urine reach far beyond the fields of Vermont.

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MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA

The Lunatic Farmer

A refrigerated tank pulled by a tractor comes to the field at the end of milking and hauls all the milk to the farm’s bulk tank where it is picked up by a dairy processor. Interestingly, the huge machine trade show hall featured only one chipper and not a single manure spreader. It’s been a fascinating and invigorating day.

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Opinion: European Farmers Are Standing Up to Free Trade—Will US Farmers?

Modern Farmer

Dumping manure in public spaces, hurling eggs at government buildings, blocking major roads —the European farmers who have taken to the streets to challenge free trade policies sure know how to raise a ruckus. Protesting farmers with their tractors rally in front of the Greek parliament in Athens on Feb.

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Meet the Poultry Farmer Teaching Others How to Make Regenerative Farming Add Up

Modern Farmer

I loved the process of moving the tractor, getting them food and water and raising them,” he says. The experience led him to start learning about regenerative agriculture and the benefits raising chickens could have for the soil fertility and sustainability of his nine acres. To his surprise, it was a lot of fun. “I

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Addressing Compaction During the Regenerative Transition: Part 3

UnderstandingAg

Single axle grain carts and large combines are the worst offenders, but manure tankers and larger tractors also easily exceed 10 tons/axle. Unfortunately, as the table below shows, most modern equipment can easily exceed the recommended axle weights. Tires, tracks, and technology Should you switch to tracks rather than tires?

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Precision Ag News 9/11

Agwired

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. sales of 4-wheel-drive tractors increased 4.8 Ag tractor sales decreased 19.4

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How Using Endangered Animals Might Actually Save Them

Modern Farmer

It even includes the specific type of manure Joly selects to fertilize his vineyards. And because they are indigenous to the region, their manure, arguably, will deliver more authentic terroir. . … When you feel the music come to you when you taste the wine, you know that the work you did in the vineyard is coming through.”

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