Fertilizer Rural Development Yield 
Food Tank
DECEMBER 9, 2023
Víctor Manuel Villalobos Arámbula, Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development for Mexico, shared insight into the current landscape of agriculture in Mexico. Mexico’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has already made significant strides in this direction through initiatives like its Fertilizer Program.
ATTRA
OCTOBER 17, 2023
With a bigger staff and a new executive director, they also educate the community, create quality natural fertilizers, and take compost to a new level, all while remaining human-powered. Six years later, Soil Cycle has gone from Lewis picking up scraps from a few clients to six bikers transporting upwards of 60,000 pounds of compost per year.
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ATTRA
APRIL 16, 2024
For example, if you want to know how much CO2 equivalent will be sequestered for cover cropping one acre in Travis County, Texas, entering 1 acre in the model will yield zero. This means that one acre of cover crop on irrigated farmland with a 25% reduction in nitrogen fertilizer will sequester 0.27 tonnes per year, not zero.
ATTRA
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Darker soils, better water infiltration, less fertilizer. I’ve seen the synthesis of diversity, in plants and practice, stimulate ecosystem processes to yield the benefits that have accrued to this feral garden. We know that industrial monocultures achieve high yields for global markets.
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. These strategies start with soil testing.
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
OCTOBER 5, 2023
While these breeding programs furthered the base of scientific knowledge around plant breeding and led to significant increases in yields, farmers were slowly pushed out of their historical role as the primary stakeholders in seed saving and development. Diverse plants and manure must take their place.
Sustainable Harvest International
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Alternatively, when farmers adopt sustainable practices, they experience higher yields as a direct result of caring for natural resources. With his newfound skills, Ruben is proud to provide quality food using local, natural materials, reducing his reliance on costly materials such as chemicals and synthetic fertilizers.
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