National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

This translates to healthier food and a healthier environment and reduces reliance on synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. OREI also prioritizes research that takes place on working farms, like this research project that investigated the pest management services a robust bird population can provide orchards.

Food 110

Food Seeding Crop Poultry 110

Food Tank

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Mijenta grows agave without pesticides or herbicides. They practice biodynamic agriculture to encourage biodiversity and cultivate successful vineyards without pesticides or herbicides. Kernza® is a deeply rooted perennial grain harvested from intermediate wheatgrass and provided to the breweries by A-Frame Farm in Minnesota. “By

Beverage 125

Beverage Ecology Compost Cultivation 125

UnderstandingAg

OCTOBER 29, 2023

We can start by doing the same things we do in a row-crop or small-grain field. No soil amendments, no herbicides, no pesticides, no fungicides ever used. The bed is 22’ x 8 ’ , full sun/part shade, south facing, sloped, clay loam soil, pH 6.4,

Soil Science 93

Soil Science Science Soil Compaction Pesticide 93

Modern Farmer

JANUARY 15, 2024

Small footprint, big potential “Microgreens” is a term used to describe the tender, edible seedlings of various herbs, vegetables and grains typically seeded in shallow, soil-filled trays, grown under natural or artificial light, then harvested within two weeks of germination. One of Kupu’s two employees, she started orchard farming at 16.

Cultivation 126

Cultivation Crop Real Estate Food 126

Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Squash flowers produce large, spiny, starchy pollen grains,” says Cane. They need space where pesticide use is low enough that they can successfully reproduce and become (or remain) locally established. I’ve seen this in my own fruit orchard. Squash bees are working hard for hours before honey bees may join them in the fields.

Crop Yield 138

Crop Yield Yield Crop Pesticide 138

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

In a county that was intentionally poisonedand a world suffering from a changing climatehe is reviving the soil under his feet by transitioning away from pesticide-dependent row crops like tobacco to industrial hemp, which is known to sequester carbon and remediate soil, and using earth-friendly organic and regenerative methods.

Plantation 144

Plantation Farming Farming Acre 144

RR2CS

MARCH 8, 2022

Many of our neighbours who have larger farms — grain and cattle — they’ve had to sell out and move because of flood years, drought years, and this increasingly warming trend we’re seeing.” For example, if you want to put an orchard in an area with heavy clay or muskeg, it won’t work.

Farming 52

Farming Farming Forage Seeding 52