Modern Farmer

JANUARY 19, 2024

Research conducted by the Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia further discovered that when GLSA fields are returned to agricultural use, the increased nitrogen levels lessen the need for fertilizers and the naturally enriched soil often produces increased crop yields compared to before the set-aside.

Farming 96

Farming Farming Farmland Livestock 96

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JULY 14, 2023

Diversity within livestock systems, as with having chickens or small ruminants follow cattle in a pasture-based rotation, also provides multiple benefits, including pest suppression. The mix fixes nitrogen and livestock can graze the mix directly in the field, returning nutrients to the soil via manure.

Agriculture 87

Agriculture Agriculture Pasture Crop Rotation 87

Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Since the 1940s , oats, wheat, hay, and pasture have been replaced by a duoculture of corn and soybeans. In addition, large concentrated animal feeding operations, which have become more prevalent there in recent years, add to the problem by disposing millions of gallons of nitrogen-rich liquid manure.

Crop 140

Crop Farming Farming Acre 140

The Lunatic Farmer

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Nobody puts down carbon for bedding, so all the sheep are on solid manure packs that stink and are filthy. When the sheep go to pasture, someone is with them at all times—armed. That time spent with management would yield some tremendous benefits. First, the sheep only graze outside about 5-8 hours a day.

Grain 52

Grain Manure Pasture Acre 52

UnderstandingAg

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Below is a basic diagram showing how carbon cycles through a corn field yielding around 200 bu/acre. 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. This is a classic ‘stocks and flows’ diagram that engineers like to create.

Compost 95

Compost Acre Processing Crop 95

Farmbrite

JULY 18, 2024

Growth and Yield: Many types of grass are perennials and have regrowth ability. This method is beneficial for the long-term health of your pasture and ensures that the pasture isn't overgrazed. Combining different hay types, such as grass-legume mixes, can enhance forage quality and yield.

Livestock 92

Livestock Forage Cattle Orchard 92

CalCAN

AUGUST 15, 2023

It would cover the cost of installing equipment and infrastructure for dry scraping manure or separating solids to produce compost for bedding, for application to fields as a substitute for chemical fertilizer, or for sale. Transitioning to or increasing pasture-based production would also be eligible.

Farming 52

Farming Farming Manure Pasture 52

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Moreover, by increasing the presence of deeper rooted perennials and distributing manure, such practices can increase the overall carbon sequestration of a grazing system. Some selections can increase yields and profits per acre. Some of the highest impact comes from agroforestry practices.

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Ranching Greenhouse Crop Pasture 72

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.

Agriculture 105

Agriculture Agriculture Forage Livestock 105

Farmbrite

AUGUST 23, 2023

Healthy soil can mean increased yields (and profits) as well as fewer inputs like fertilizer or pesticides. Avoid overgrazing your pasture lands. Grazing is an important part of pasture management , but you must be careful not to overgraze your land. Soil health is a holistic measure of soil function.

Crop Rotation 52

Crop Rotation Farming Farming Fertilizer 52

Sustainable Food Trust

JULY 12, 2023

This has helped immensely when weather conditions are not ideal, particularly as they grow large amounts of green manures which, when incorporated into the soil, help to boost organic matter and retain moisture beneath the surface. “Diversity is the key,” says Nathan – there is value in having a lot of different crops in the ground.

Farming 52

Farming Farming Agroecology Crop 52

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. 28, 2019. “But

Agriculture 82

Agriculture Agriculture Greenhouse Manure 82

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 10, 2024

Improved cost-share accounting for income forgone when farmers experience losses in revenue due to production changes, anticipated reductions in yield, transitioning to an organic resource-conserving system, or acreage converted to conservation uses. Expanded definition of “conservation activities” to include mitigating GHG emissions.

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Ruralism Food Farming Farming 110