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The Best Types of Hay to Choose for Your Livestock

Farmbrite

Carbohydrates and Energy, and Fiber The amount of energy contained in hay or forage is contained in carbohydrates. The amount of water needed varies by species, animal age, stage of life, available live forage, and environmental temperatures. Water Water is probably the most critical component to the health of your animals.

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The Solution to Water Woes Could Lie With Beavers

Modern Farmer

It’s been a decent year at the 200,000-acre spread, with enough forage for the 2,000 mother cows and their calves. Many farms and feedlots have runoff, whether this is excess manure, pesticides and herbicides or fertilizers such as phosphorus and nitrogen, both implicated in climate change. Bob Boucher with a beaver.

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These State Lawmakers Are Collaborating on Policies that Support Regenerative Agriculture

Civil Eats

Along with sowing the seeds for incentive programs and educational resources down the line, more moderate initiatives can make it possible to collect federal funds. Last April, Montana took a notable step in promoting good soil practices by designating an official Healthy Soils Week.

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The Healing Power of Collaboration – Timber Ridge, Nanton, Alberta

RR2CS

Over the last four decades, they have seeded an impressive 5,000 acres, aiming to enhance biodiversity both above and below the soil. Glen: For the last seven or eight years we’ve been seeding brassicas with oats and forage peas. Kelly: We seed in late June, then we hope to cut the crop in September. Absolutely.

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Milk from the desert: How grazing camels boost environmental and human health in water-stressed regions

Sustainable Food Trust

During the course of a year, the camels forage on different types of land that include harvested fields, forest, sacred groves and what is classified as revenue land. While weeding the fields, the camels also fertilise them with their manure. Furthermore, it supports, and is even essential to, the germination of the hard-shelled seeds.

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How to Improve Long-Term Soil Health on Your Farm

Farmbrite

By properly managing grazing intensity, pastureland can maintain healthy vegetation cover and provide adequate forage for livestock. Overgrazing can deplete the available forage, leading to inadequate nutrition for your animals. This can lead to the loss of topsoil, which is essential for nutrient cycling and water retention.

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A Deep Dive on the Senate’s Farm Bill Proposal: the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Expands the types of “new or innovative conservation approaches” funded through On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials to include on-farm nutrient recycling, perennial production systems including agroforestry and perennial forages and grain crops, and livestock-related practices that reduce GHG emissions including enteric methane emissions.

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