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The Cheapest Hay Is the Hay You Never Buy

UnderstandingAg

Over-winter feed costs are often the largest expense for livestock owners, and in many parts of the country where hay is more expensive, it can rob the profit out of cow/calf pair production. What class of livestock are they? Is there enough nutrition in the grass to support the livestock or does it need to be supplemented?

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One Farmer’s Regenerative Journey: Part 2

UnderstandingAg

Local practices included moldboard plowing to reseed perennial hay fields and as part of the plowing procedure, it is common to place drainage furrows with a plow on 30-60-feet centers. This seems simplistic, but a well-structured soil supports livestock, infiltrates water and grows outstanding pasture.

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Illinois Dust Storm Disaster Is a Warning for Agriculture

The Equation

As climate change continues and farming areas get hotter and drier—as expected in the Southern Great Plains and Southwest—erosion could increasingly take the form of dust storms when bone-dry fields are plowed. These practices build up soil health so less of it blows away or runs off. It’s a win-win for farmers and communities.

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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. Integrating livestock : Some regenerative systems incorporate livestock, such as cattle or sheep, into crop rotations.

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Meet the Ranchers Trying to Restore Grasslands

Modern Farmer

million acres of grasslands across the Canadian and US Great Plains were plowed over. A lot of the new land that’s getting plowed up is soil that isn’t necessarily going to sustain farming for the long term. It’s a difficult job to keep grasslands across the US in the best shape possible. In 2021, roughly 1.6

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Tech innovators lend creativity to small farms

Caff

While ag tech might conjure images of robots and satellite-driven tractors plowing vast acreages, some innovators are focusing their ingenuity on the needs of smaller-scale farmers. Submitted by Shepherdess Land and Livestock Co. of Ojai, CA.

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When Natural Disasters Strike the Farm, the Effects Linger

Modern Farmer

“As you’re structuring your cropping and the livestock rotations, you’re having to actively adapt, sometimes daily, to deal with the weather conditions.” Livestock producers and ranchers have a lot to deal with during a disaster, but crop farmers face a range of long-term impacts from weather events. That’s his life.

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