NASDA

JULY 10, 2023

Sincerely, Agricultural Retailers Association American Farm Bureau Federation American Seed Trade Association American Society of Plant Biologists American Soybean Association American Sugarbeet Growers Association Arkansas Rice Growers Association Biotechnology Innovation Organization California Avocado Commission California Citrus Mutual California (..)

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Seeding Crop Science Minor Crop 130

Food Tank

DECEMBER 11, 2024

There is a strong market demand for local products from agroecological farms and producers, including green leafy vegetables, fruits, grains, small livestock, and native seeds. Local manufacturing of bio-inputs including fertilizers, bio- pesticides, and inoculants is booming.

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Agroecology Marketing Food Finance 105

UnderstandingAg

MAY 3, 2024

This sets up a situation where a pesticide treatment may be needed, which knocks out beneficial biology that could keep pathogens in check, which leads to a downward spiral of degradation. Improving nitrogen management would reduce our reliance on pesticides, and the entire system would function better. These are features, not bugs.

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Pesticide Crop Manure Fertilizer 82

Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

He was paid to plant it by the Olmsted County Groundwater Protection and Soil Health Program , a local effort that seeks to reduce overall fertilizer use by building soil—therefore cutting down on the nutrients that enter waterways—while helping farmers save money. But what can we do to prevent this in the first place?”

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Crop Farming Farming Acre 128

Civil Eats

MAY 6, 2024

They disperse seeds, pollinate, and transfer nutrients across landscapes, supporting healthy plant populations, and they alter their environments in ways that enhance biodiversity. For instance, mountain lions, deer, coyotes, foxes, and bobcats can die by ingesting bait meant for pests or by eating pesticide-contaminated prey.

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Farming Farming Pesticide Agriculture 118

AGRIVI

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

With rising prices, particularly in fertilizers, farmers are faced with the challenge of making sure every dollar spent on inputs delivers a return. Variable-Rate Input Application (VRA) Variable-rate technology (VRA) is revolutionizing the farming world by enabling farmers to apply inputs like fertilizers and pesticides more efficiently.

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Agriculture Agriculture Pesticide Fertilizer 52

Kavya Organic Farm

JULY 19, 2023

Fertilization Feed your Adenium arabicum with a balanced, water-soluble fertilizer during the growing season. Seed Propagation One common method of propagating Adenium arabicum is through seeds. Collect mature seeds from the plant’s pods and sow them in a well-draining seed-starting mix.

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Pruning Fertilizer Cultivation Compost 98

Kavya Organic Farm

JULY 29, 2023

Also Read: Milorganite Fertilizer: A Green Revolution in Lawn Care The Hidden World of Earthworms Earthworms, commonly found in most lawns, belong to the class Oligochaeta and are vital members of the soil ecosystem. They act as a natural fertilizer, enhancing soil fertility and supporting overall plant health and growth.

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Compost Fertilizer Ecology Pesticide 97

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Black polyethylene “mulch film” gets tucked snugly around crop rows, clear plastic sheeting covers hoop houses, and most farmers use plastic seed trays, irrigation tubes, and fertilizer bags. These synthetic polymer products have often been used to help boost yields up to 60 percent and make water and pesticide use more efficient.

Agriculture 131

Agriculture Agriculture Supply Chain Production 131

Farmbrite

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Polyculture: Pros: Resource Efficiency: Polyculture can be more resource-efficient, as it maximizes the use of available land and shared resources like irrigation and fertilizers. Pest Resistance: Polyculture can reduce the reliance on pesticides, as the diversity of plants can deter pests and encourage natural predators.

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Farming Farming Crop Pesticide 86

Agritecture Blog

MARCH 9, 2023

This degree of control over plant nutrient supply means that the fertilization strategies are designed to match the plant needs for all 14 essential plant nutrients throughout the growth period. 3: Tailoring The Development Of Genetic Varieties Vindara argues that the difference is in the seeds.

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Vertical Farming Crop Farming Farming 52

Farmbrite

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Regularly amend your soil with organic matter, such as compost or cover crops, to improve fertility. These tools help optimize planting, irrigation, and fertilization, reducing resource wastage and increasing yield accuracy.They're like the DJ and dance floor manager of your farm. Healthy soil is the foundation for healthy crops.

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Yield Crop Rotation Production Farming 52

Food Tank

JUNE 28, 2024

Farmers have reduced the amount of labor and land used to farm and increased inputs such as machinery, farm structures, fertilizer, and pesticides, according to the U.S. Between 1935 and 2023, the number of farms in the U.S. decreased by 72 percent, while the average farm size nearly tripled. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

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Ruralism Farming Farming Family Farming 123

Modern Farmer

JANUARY 9, 2024

In Mexico, as in the rest of the modern world, biologically diverse traditional agriculture is increasingly being crowded out by hybrid and genetically modified crops that can withstand heavy applications of industrial herbicides and pesticides. There are two major threats to criolla [native] seeds today,” said Fuentes.

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Crop Plantation Seeding Agriculture 86

Sustainable Harvest International

JUNE 19, 2024

These pressures include human-caused deforestation and development, nearby commercial scale use of herbicides, pesticides and synthetic fertilizers, diminishing fresh water resources, poaching, and the increasingly ruinous impacts of severe storms and droughts, to name a few. Mahogany seeds held by Shipstern conservation ranger.

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Farming Farming Cultivation Seeding 98

Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

However, the topsoil is powerless to counteract the acidifying effect of ammonia-based fertilizers. Rauch was worried about seeding, soil compaction and whether he’d end up with one giant gravel pile. While these Midwest conditions may sound ideal for farming, years of tilling and heavy fertilizer use have taken their toll.

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Fertilizer Acre Farming Farming 137

Kavya Organic Farm

AUGUST 24, 2023

Phosphorus is responsible for this, and it also allows for better seed growth. A crucial use of this in the case of fertilising plants is that it strengthens the roots of the plant. They increase the depth of the roots and the water intake and volume.

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Manure Compost Straw Fertilizer 98

AGRIVI

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Waste Reduction Adhering to waiting periods stipulated after the application of pesticides or other chemicals is key to food safety and regulatory compliance. Harvesting only after the waiting period expiration doing so, it also effectively prevents pesticide residue from entering the consumer food chain.

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Farming Farming Yield Pesticide 52

RR2CS

JANUARY 3, 2024

Since 2018, the Halls have been on a mission to collaborate with local organizations to rejuvenate their land, which was previously subjected to conventional farming methods involving fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides. Glen: For the last seven or eight years we’ve been seeding brassicas with oats and forage peas.

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Ranching Forage Crop Cattle 52

Kavya Organic Farm

JULY 18, 2023

Also Read:- How to Germinate Tomato Seeds Faster Choosing the Perfect Tomato Pot When it comes to growing beefsteak tomatoes in pots, selecting the right container is crucial for your plants’ success. Look for reputable seed suppliers or nurseries that offer a wide variety of beefsteak tomato seeds.

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Farmbrite

AUGUST 23, 2023

Healthy soil can mean increased yields (and profits) as well as fewer inputs like fertilizer or pesticides. Regardless of the approach, implementing crop rotation is crucial for maintaining soil fertility, minimizing pest and disease issues, and ensuring sustainable agriculture practices. Don't over-fertilize.

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Crop Rotation Farming Farming Fertilizer 52

Modern Farmer

JANUARY 15, 2024

Basements and garages have long been fertile ground for innovation, with a host of well-known companies including Apple, Amazon and Harley-Davidson tracing back to humble residential roots. Recently, these unassuming spaces are cultivating a new trend in home-grown businesses. Photography submitted by Don DiLillo, Finest Foods.

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Cultivation Crop Real Estate Food 96

Daily Yonder

APRIL 11, 2023

Despite incentives to establish more sustainable – even organic – farming practices, most farmers are caught in an industrial system of chemicals, hybrid seed, and genetically modified (GMO) seed. Winter cover crops could mean using less fertilizer and herbicide in the Spring. The incentives were helpful.

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Farming Farming Acre Seeding 52

Kavya Organic Farm

JULY 29, 2023

Also Read: Milorganite Fertilizer: A Green Revolution in Lawn Care The Hidden World of Earthworms Earthworms, commonly found in most lawns, belong to the class Oligochaeta and are vital members of the soil ecosystem. They act as a natural fertilizer, enhancing soil fertility and supporting overall plant health and growth.

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Compost Fertilizer Ecology Pesticide 52

Modern Farmer

MARCH 1, 2024

In addition, most natural fibers are grown conventionally, which often means heavy use of pesticides, synthetic fertilizers and genetically modified or treated seeds. percent of the world’s pesticides and 10 percent of its insecticides. Cotton, the most used natural fiber, occupies 2.4 Enter next-gen synthetics.

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Textiles Manufacturing Production Processing 95

Hartwood Farm

MARCH 24, 2022

We simply don’t have the equipment, storage and harvest capacity, labor, seed access, materials, and so on. We ordered the bulk of our supplies last year, before the current war, and aren’t facing a fraction of the trouble larger farms that are now sourcing their increasingly tight fertilizer or herbicide supplies.

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Farming Farming Fertilizer Food 52

The Equation

MAY 14, 2024

The sector includes commodity crop traders, meat and poultry processors, fertilizer and pesticide makers, multinational food and beverage companies, giant supermarket chains, and all of their related trade associations.

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Food Farming Farming Agriculture 94

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Photo credit: Cornell Watson) Ideally, wed get this sweet corn in the ground today, he says, indicating a bag of organic seed and a nearby half-acre plot of loose brown soil. With tobacco as his principal cash crop, Arthur needed to purchase fertilizer before December and prepare the land for planting by February or March.

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Plantation Farming Farming Acre 140

Sustainable Food Trust

AUGUST 9, 2023

The Seed Detective: Uncovering the Secret Histories of Remarkable Vegetables, by Adam Alexander Reviewed by Alicia Miller Adam Alexander is a seed detective – he’s travelled the world looking for seeds of myriad varietals that have been hidden away in distant places across the world.

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Food Seeding Farming Farming 98

Agwired

JUNE 12, 2024

The members of trade association CropLife International have issued an Industry Declaration renewing and reaffirming their commitment to the principles and standards of the International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management. Campbell Tractor Co. , potato, leading to healthier and higher-quality products, including potato chips.

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biotechnology Technology Yield Tractor 45

Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

He stopped using pesticides in the early 1980s, got certified organic in the ‘90s, and over time, built a highly diversified farm that produces corn, oats, wheat, barley, and vegetables while raising cattle, chickens, and pigs outdoors. Rosmann’s 700-acre organic operation is an anomaly in the region.

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Supply Chain Food Agriculture Agriculture 130

Modern Farmer

MARCH 20, 2024

It’s often one of the only ways kids and adults alike can interact with nature, see where their food comes from and witness the magic of a seed sprouting. The choice to compare greenhouse gas intensity of soil-based urban agriculture systems with conventional farming systems brings up an inherently unfair comparison.

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Agroecology Yield Food Farming 82

Agwired

JULY 26, 2023

Precision Farmer – Skip Klinefelter Precision Farmer of the Year Skip Klinefelter is a lifetime farmer in central Illinois who entered the ag technology business with Precision Seeding Technologies. He then purchased Linco Equipment Company and merged the two companies that created Linco Precision, LLC.

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Technology Yield Crop Yield Crop 40

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. Designated Containment Areas Keep pesticides/fertilizers, etc.

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Food Livestock Pesticide Crop 52

Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Left unchecked, they’re fertile ground, experts say, for harboring fecund grasses and other non-native plants, trees and even deer. Photo: Jasmine Pankratz) While Central Maui has a few pockets of diversified farms, seed production and pastures, most fields have simply been abandoned—only to be taken over by hardy, invasive grasses.

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Plantation Pasture Acre Ranching 106

Farmbrite

JUNE 1, 2023

These days, farming is a lot more than just plowing the field and planting seeds. Operating loans are used for operating expenses such as labor costs, seed, fertilizer and other supplies needed for crop production. You should also determine if there are any restrictions on how you can use the land (for example: no pesticides).

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Farming Farming Farmland Finance 52

AGRIVI

JANUARY 10, 2024

We have built AGRIVI Engage to change the way agrifood companies, or input manufacturers interact with farmers, empowering them with AI-driven insights and recommendations tailored to their specific needs seamlessly through a simple WhatsApp chat.

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Production Agriculture Agriculture Manufacturing 52