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Pasture Cropping: Planting Summer Cover Crops in Cool-Season Perennial Pastures

ATTRA

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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All Chopped Up with Somewhere to Grow

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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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Small is Beautiful: The Wonderful World of Invertebrates

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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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Living Lawn Mowers in a World of Mowing Madness

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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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Identifying Waste: Becoming a Lean Farming Machine

ATTRA

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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Seeing the Farm with Fresh Eyes

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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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Ask a Scientist: Will the New Farm Bill Transform the US Food System?

The Equation

Last fall, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and more than 150 other organizations, including nutrition, sustainable farming, rural development, racial equity, labor, and environmental groups, sent a joint letter to President Biden, urging him to prod Congress to pass a new farm bill this year that transforms the US food system.

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