ATTRA

APRIL 23, 2024

The nighttime temperatures have been high enough to wake up the cool-season perennials in the pastures. The first question to ask is: do you really need to take on the work of establishing cover crops in pastures? The principal concern with no-tilling cover crops into perennial pasture sod is plant competition.

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Pasture Crop Seeding Crop Rotation 52

Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Michigan relies on the FDA to provide new information on GRAS products, said a spokesperson for the states Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), which issued the designation. Fertile rainforests were razed for sugarcane fields, then abandoned after the industrys collapse in the 1990s.

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Food Plantation Acre Production 128

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. Instead of throwing garden refuse away or composting it, one could instead chop it up and drop it as mulch back into the garden. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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Rural Development Manure Compost Pasture 85

ATTRA

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Pasture fertility, healthy livestock, reduced nutrient runoff, all thanks to dung beetles. Even if you’re not a romantic, there are still plenty of other reasons to love dung beetles: it’s estimated that they provide millions of dollars’ worth of nutrient retention and pest fly reduction per year. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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Pasture Rural Development Manure Food 75

ATTRA

MARCH 26, 2024

However, managed pastures with legumes, high-quality hay, and minerals can help keep goats healthy. As these creatures munch through fields, they fertilize the soil and create a harmonious cycle of nutrient replenishment. This allows goats to obtain a broader spectrum of nutrients from different types of vegetation. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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Livestock Rural Development Construction Pasture 74

ATTRA

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Transportation waste can appear in many ways on your farm, such as irrigation, field layouts, or even how your livestock are transported to new pasture. Inventory comes in many forms: raw materials (seeds, fertilizers, breeder livestock), finished goods, and work-in-progress. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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Farming Farming Processing Livestock 75

ATTRA

JULY 11, 2023

When the farmers he worked with started using cover crops and started seeing their soil health improving, they were able to reduce potassium fertilization because their cotton plants could grow big, healthy root systems. Bill asked why until he found a long-term solution to the issue at hand. Related ATTRA Resources: Episode 309.

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Farming Farming Plowing Crop 40