UnderstandingAg

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Their manure stayed at the pumpkin-pie consistency we wanted to see as an indication of a balanced ration, even through the flush of spring growth. This is a tremendous way to help build the herd of biology underneath the soil surface, capture a greater percentage of the nutrients shed in manure, and increase soil nutrient cycling.

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Cropaia

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Organic fertilizers such as manure, compost , and other organic amendments are valuable sources of nitrogen. Understanding when and how much nitrogen becomes available after applying organic fertilizers is essential for effective nutrient management and maximizing crop yield.

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Food Politics

JANUARY 16, 2024

Lower yields (but we overproduce meat anyway). We used on-farm data collected from the Michigan State University Lake City AgBioResearch Center for AMP [adaptive multi-paddock] grazing. They enrich soil rather than polluting it, air, and water, as do animals raised in CAFOs (Confined Animal Feeding Operations). The downside?

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Pasture Grain Greenhouse Cattle 213

Farmbrite

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Nutrients and irrigation speed up crop development, increase crop yield and prevent contamination. If you are using organic fertilizers such as manure it can have a variable nutrient content which might change over time. The approach ensures the crop receives enough nutrition early in its growth for higher yields.

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Fertilizer Compost Crop Distribution 92

ATTRA

AUGUST 15, 2023

What’s more, it comes on strong in the early spring yielding loads of plant biomass and unparalleled nutrition for summer crops. Tomatoes planted into a tilled-in rye, vetch, and red clover green manure, May 21. I put in the tomatoes on May 21, 11 days after tilling in the green manure. This year was weird.

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Fertilizer basics The concept of soil fertilization likely extends back 8,000 years, when early farmers added manure and bones to their crops. Nowadays, fertilizers are an essential part of farming, and there are plenty of options: synthetic or organic (think: manure or seaweed), liquid or dry options, and a wide variety of formulations.

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Fertilizer Crop Yield Manure Yield 118

Farmbrite

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Livestock health and wellness can directly impact the productivity, yields, product quality, and overall safety of livestock and the community served by your farm. Bio Security Practices for Manure Biosecurity practices for manure management are essential in safeguarding animal health and preventing the spread of disease on farms.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 9, 2024

With the help of a neighbor, the three children mix manure, spread, mulch, and sow seeds while uniting neighbors and demonstrating the power of community. But readers will discover that this small act yields a pumpkin that is lovely to behold and ready to be turned into a delicious pie that can be shared with friends.

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UnderstandingAg

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

You will just keep experiencing the same symptoms – surface crusting, ruts, wet spots, stunted growth, lost yield, and many others – until you address the underlying cause of the problem, which is poor aggregate formation and the lack of living roots. Try to always apply manure to a living crop.

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UnderstandingAg

APRIL 30, 2023

Manure slurry is a valuable but difficult resource to manage on dairy farms. Slurry pits must be emptied to make room for the never-ending stream of manure. Manure is often not a top priority for most dairies and handling may have to wait until seasonal fieldwork is completed. This causes the soil microbiology to go dormant.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 4, 2024

They’ll diversify the farm’s income streams and deposit their nutrient-dense manure across the landscape while pecking at the dirt, stimulating microbes with their beaks. I’d imagine a lot of farmland investors want to see numbers on a spreadsheet about how to maximize yield from acreage,” he says. Graham’s chickens will help here.

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Agriculture Agriculture Finance Farming 142

UnderstandingAg

MAY 3, 2024

Overapplying readily available N can also interfere with the uptake of other nutrients and lead to yield drag and profit loss, just as underapplying can. Living ground cover is especially critical on acres receiving manure from confinement operations. The plant needs to maintain electrochemical balance, and it needs water.

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UnderstandingAg

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

It is important to note that the plants will produce far less root exudates if they are being fed routinely with applied fertilizers and manures. Most commercial nitrogen products and liquid livestock manures contain little to no carbon and a lot of readily available nitrogen. If the soil microbes are not fed, then they (i.e.,

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Manure Soil Compaction Crop Mechanics 119

Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Farm income, yields and food availability have all increased tremendously since the inception of the Farm Bill in 1933, in line with its original intent. This has led to crop insurance programs and a host of other safety nets, which aim to protect producers from market instability and variations in yields and production.

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Farming Farming Ecology Food 113

Cropaia

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in regenerative agriculture, a holistic approach to farming that seeks to restore and revitalize the land while improving crop yields and overall farm profitability. This means increased crop yields and reduced inputs like fertilizers and pesticides.

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Agriculture Agriculture Farming Farming 104

ATTRA

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Biochar is created by heating biomass, such as forest waste or animal manure, in a low-oxygen environment—a process known as pyrolysis. Third, Hardin and other farmers are seeking new ways to increase their yields by improving soil health.

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Poultry Greenhouse Yield Manure 93

UnderstandingAg

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Single axle grain carts and large combines are the worst offenders, but manure tankers and larger tractors also easily exceed 10 tons/axle. These systems reduce compaction and should help improve yields. Unfortunately, as the table below shows, most modern equipment can easily exceed the recommended axle weights.

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Grain Yield Manure Pasture 96

Kavya Organic Farm

AUGUST 24, 2023

Some examples of fertilising plants organically are; Agricultural waste Manure from livestock Industrial waste However, inorganic fertilisers exist too which are responsible for directly affecting the soil through chemicals. Molecules are added to the fertilising plants and this promotes soil enrichment and even reproduction amongst plants.

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ATTRA

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Biochar is a charcoal-like substance made by burning organic material from agricultural and forestry wastes (wood chips, logging slash, manure, or other plant byproducts) in a low-oxygen environment. To increase the value and effectiveness of the compost, they add 10% biochar into the mix.

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Civil Eats

MAY 1, 2024

Corn produces lower yields if it is nitrogen deficient, so farmers apply nitrogen-heavy fertilizer to the crop. As Jones explains in his blog , even with “insurance” fertilizer use, yields can often turn out the same: “What happened to that extra 56 pounds of nitrogen that you bought? Fertilizer as Poison The U.S.

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Fertilizer Farming Farming Acre 145

Food Tank

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Poor soils can cut crop yields by up to 50 percent—which, if we’re not careful, could result in more soil being tilled to grow more crops, which degrades more soil, which pushes us closer to climate catastrophe. And that has direct impacts on our food supply and climate. We’re seeing the power of storytelling, too.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Most folks and organizations are aligned on the need to protect and support soil health, which can in turn improve carbon sequestration, crop yield potential, water infiltration and retention and reduce erosion. On the farm, they minimize and reuse waste streams by recycling animals and manure that act as food for black soldier fly grubs.

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Poultry Farming Farming Processing 128

Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Our hay yields have gone way up as a result [of the urine], said Kayan. That said, some international studies have shown improved yields and growth in certain urine-fertilized crops, such as cabbage, maize, and cucumber. Our hay yields have gone way up as a result [of the urine].” We have really hungry land and sandy soil.

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Civil Eats

APRIL 29, 2024

It helps increase yields and the nutrient content of crops, reduce synthetic fertilizer use, and improve soil health and water retention, among other benefits. The USDA’s National Organic Program (NOP) currently requires compost to be derived from plant and animal materials, such as manure, food scraps, leaves, and straw.

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Compost Manufacturing Food Production 141

The Counter

MAY 19, 2022

Every year, California dairy farms emit hundreds of thousands of tons of the potent greenhouse gas methane, which gets released when livestock operations pool manure in open-air lagoons. However, according to aggregate program data, manure-based fuels generated a total of over 2.1 This story was published in partnership with Grist.

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Manure Greenhouse Farming Farming 52

Cropaia

MAY 25, 2024

It is a stable form of charcoal created by heating organic materials, such as crop residues, wood chips, and manure, in the absence of oxygen. This pH adjustment can lead to improved crop yields and soil health. Biochar is a carbon-rich material produced through the pyrolysis of organic biomass.

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DTN

JULY 24, 2023

A third party verifies all these processes to ensure reporting meets GHG Protocol, SEC, SBTi, the Gold Standard, and Verra requirements and that the data can be trusted and relied upon.

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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. That time spent with management would yield some tremendous benefits. First, the sheep only graze outside about 5-8 hours a day. They spend the rest of their time inside large sheds. Lambs do not nurse their mothers.

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UnderstandingAg

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Below is a basic diagram showing how carbon cycles through a corn field yielding around 200 bu/acre. We typically add very little carbon to our fields unless we are adding a lot of manure or compost. In part 1, we reviewed the important role that carbon plays in the soil. Did you spot the missing arrow?

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Food Tank

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The vineyards are weeded only using hoes, never herbicides, and fertilized with manure. The hilly, coastal prefecture is known for its ideal ecological conditions which yield high-quality rice. Drop Bear Beer, United Kingdom Drop Bear Beer maintains the craft of brewing but leaves the alcohol and the carbon emissions behind.

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Beverage Ecology Compost Cultivation 124

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JULY 14, 2023

The mix fixes nitrogen and livestock can graze the mix directly in the field, returning nutrients to the soil via manure. For example, research demonstrates that genetic diversity within a single-species monoculture may make yields more stable. Carefully planned crop rotations often increase the yield of the primary crop.

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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. Not only will this effort increase hardiness and yields for farmers, but it will also enable the U.S.

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Wisconsin Farmers Union

AUGUST 30, 2022

Some have joined groups to learn about innovative farming practices such as cover crops, minimum tillage or low-disturbance manure application. It’s not just manure causing (groundwater contamination) problems, it’s also fertilizer. “So We can’t go out there and not get the yields.

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ATTRA

JANUARY 2, 2024

Salts from added compost, manure, or fertilizers can build up in the rain-free environment of a tunnel and accumulate near the soil surface, affecting crop growth. If compost is used as a soil amendment, using vegetation-based compost instead of composted animal manure can reduce the possibility of salt build-up in the soil.

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Compost Fertilizer Crop Cash Crop 52

Cropaia

OCTOBER 31, 2023

This technique aims to enhance soil fertility, control pests and diseases, and optimize crop yield. They serve as green manure and contribute organic matter to the soil upon decomposition. Crop rotation is a common agronomic practice that involves the systematic sequencing of different crops in a specific field over several seasons.

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Agriculture for Life

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

By applying fertilizers to your garden, lost nutrients are replenished and this year’s plants will have the food they need to grow healthy and give good yields. As a result, spraying foliage with AgriPOWER HGDF liquid nutrients can produce remarkable yields.

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Fertilizer Production Soil Science Yield 52

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. The cost can be prohibitive, and it can be tricky to fit them into a conventional row-cropping system.

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