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UnderstandingAg
DECEMBER 31, 2024
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.
Cropaia
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Excessive or deep plowing disrupts the soil structure, releases stored carbon, and can lead to erosion. Compost and organic amendments : Regenerative farmers prioritize the use of organic matter, such as compost, manure, and other natural amendments, to enhance soil fertility and microbial activity.
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DTN
JULY 24, 2023
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.
CalCAN
APRIL 6, 2023
The plowing of agricultural land during the 19th and 20th century released vast stores of carbon dioxide , only a small part of which has since been returned to the soil. These are climate solutions that will sustain both farmers and the food system in spite of weather and market challenges.
The Counter
APRIL 27, 2022
Eventually, the Cobbs would decide to bring in livestock to graze, mimicking herds of wild buffalo that once roamed these prairies and added nutrients with their manure, and voila: They had meat to market while restoring the earth, storing carbon, and keeping the land farmland. Some of the challenges can be impossible to plan for.
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. The emerging market for climate-friendly products, he added, represents “a transformational opportunity for U.S. agriculture.”
Food Environment and Reporting Network
MARCH 1, 2025
Diesel-powered tractors replaced horse-powered plows, and synthetic nitrogen fertilizers replaced their manure. By the early 1980s, giant grain-trading companies like Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) and Cargill were scrambling to find profitable markets for this bounty. In the years after World War II, U.S.
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