ATTRA
DECEMBER 26, 2023
He would let the cover crop grow and overwinter and then plow down the following spring for green manure. Periodic mowing keeps it under control and adds a green manure mulch to the crops. Instead, I can terminate my winter cover and lightly plow it in this spring, put out my transplants, and undersow white clover.
DTN
JULY 24, 2023
Trackable events include plowing, minimum-till cultivation, crop rotation, crop type, cover crop presence, irrigation events, harvest date, and crop residue presence. Leverage remote sensing to assess environmental impacts About one-third of the data needed to assess a field’s environmental impact can be provided by remote sensing.
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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.
Civil Eats
MAY 1, 2024
Tesdell explained that when his European ancestors settled in the Midwest, they plowed the prairie and switched from deeply rooted perennial plants to shallow-rooted annual crops like wheat, oats, and corn instead. The other main factor, manure, is also increasing as CAFOs become more prevalent.
The Lunatic Farmer
JULY 7, 2021
Allan Savory through Holistic Management began taking pictures of remarkable recoveries when animals at high density for a short period of time (one day) heavily impacted a spot with hooves and manure. From a distance, the field looked like it had been plowed. The following year it was solid weeds.
Civil Eats
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
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.
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. Finally, it creates a program to help producers shift toward dry management of manure.
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