Modern Farmer

JANUARY 19, 2024

If that same land was producing a harvest of potatoes, a typical crop for the area, farmers could expect, based on 2020 prices , to have received approximately $736.56 (CDN) per metric ton from their harvests. But when livestock graze on the same pasture repeatedly, plants don’t have the opportunity to recover and will die.

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Farmbrite

JULY 18, 2024

Be sure not to over-harvest and give enough time for your crop to regrow. This method is beneficial for the long-term health of your pasture and ensures that the pasture isn't overgrazed. Costs: Consider the costs of seeds, fertilizers, and any additional inputs required for growing and harvesting the hay.

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UnderstandingAg

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

I confess to being a recovering engineer, but this is a useful way to conceptualize an invisible process that’s happening in crop fields and in pastures. Some carbon accumulates in the plant as it grows and ends up as crop residue and root biomass that decays after harvest. The box represents the carbon stored in your soil.

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UnderstandingAg

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Single axle grain carts and large combines are the worst offenders, but manure tankers and larger tractors also easily exceed 10 tons/axle. Unloading combines on headlands and/or more frequently can help if fields are wet during harvest. Tires, tracks, and technology Should you switch to tracks rather than tires?

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 8, 2024

Prior to that, they had all either harvested by hand, an intensely laborious process, or hired someone with a combine. Next, they purchased a no-drill seeder together, and it allowed them to plant rows of grain directly into orchards and pastures without tilling, a practice known to benefit the soil.

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Caff

OCTOBER 22, 2024

In order to stack practices and keep the cover crop under control, they attempted sheep grazing, but when it was unsuccessful due to lack of year-round pasture, they tried grazing with a more space-efficient flock of ducks instead. The key is to pick adaptable crops and varieties that can tolerate heat and require minimal water.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JANUARY 17, 2024

However, solutions to livestock methane center on feed supplements and energy capture from liquid manure systems rather than grazing systems. The authors do not discuss the advantages of highly-managed pasture carbon sequestration outweighing the emissions of associated livestock. Consequently, less forage is likely to be available.

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Sustainable Food Trust

JUNE 5, 2024

At the beginning of the 21 st century, nomadic pastoralist cultures throughout the world are under siege, regarded as backward, and losing their ancestral pasture grounds to ‘development’, from mining and irrigated agriculture to green energy projects. While weeding the fields, the camels also fertilise them with their manure.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

JULY 13, 2023

These practices include reducing or eliminating tilling of soil, planting “cover crops” that grow during the off-season and are not harvested, improving how farmers use fertilizer and manure, and planting trees. Better manure management is among the climate-smart practices the USDA is funding in the partnerships.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 23, 2024

Against the backdrop of a carefully managed perennial pasture, the gathering focused on legislative approaches to promoting regenerative farming and ranching practices, which the group believes can galvanize support across partisan and rural-urban divides.

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