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The Cheapest Hay Is the Hay You Never Buy

UnderstandingAg

Increased plant diversity builds a more robust soil microbial community, and the increase in brix content helps us improve weight gain on marketable animals and help cows carry better body condition. IF there was good yielding, high brix forage underneath the snow, the cows plow through it without regard for snow depth.

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The Night Shift

Modern Farmer

But it is no longer simply a proposal: This shift is already underway among many of the communities that catch, grow, and harvest the worlds food supply, from Brazil to India to the United States. A daytime sleep schedule can curb quality time spent with loved ones, as well as limit when wares can be sold or traded in local markets.

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The Nature of Time

Hartwood Farm

Individual days and weeks can sometimes seem so long (especially when that harvest list runs onto three pages!), Note Beulah’s careful supervision of the plow. For some reason, the plow and the field conditioner (but not any of our ten other tractor implements) require constant monitoring? Can our harvesting metrics improve?

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Regenerative Agriculture: A Strategic Approach for Farming

Cropaia

Excessive or deep plowing disrupts the soil structure, releases stored carbon, and can lead to erosion. Sustainable Water Management Water Conservation Practices: Implementing methods like mulching, rainwater harvesting, and drought-resistant crops to reduce water usage.

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Whose Farm Is More Sustainable? Calculating Farm Sustainability.

DTN

It’s a question that has multiple answers since the current sustainable grain market is segmented, with multiple programs initiating their own certification requirements. It’s likely that within this centralized market, carbon emissions and sequestration will be part of the formula used to determine whether grain was sustainably grown.

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Industry Ag News 3/22

Agwired

Julia Letlow (R-LA) with AFBF’s Golden Plow award. The Golden Plow is the highest honor the organization gives to sitting members of Congress. Planting Hope Brands will have to change its packaging and marketing accordingly. Agricultural Market Outlook is now available. Register for AgCon2024. The 2024 U.S.

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This farmer says he reluctantly throws away enough cauliflower to feed a province

Agritecture Blog

Despite being "perfectly good to eat," up to 40 percent of Melvin's 36 hectares of cauliflower gets plowed back into the ground each year, according to the Nova Scotia farmer's estimates. "We We often get into a situation where we try to do something and the market demand is not quite as good as what we thought it would be."

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