Cropaia

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Success in potato production hinges on informed practices in soil management, nutrient application, and integrated pest and disease control. This guide outlines the essential agronomic considerations for optimizing yield and quality in potato crops. Potatoes are best suited to well-drained, sandy loam soils, with a target pH of 5.5–6.5.

Harvest 98

Harvest Harvesting Harvester Cultivation 98

Cropaia

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

While there may be concerns about potential short-term yield reductions during this transition, these practices offer long-term benefits for soil health, environmental sustainability, and overall farm resilience. With reduced disturbance, their populations can flourish, contributing to improved soil structure and fertility.

Soil Compaction 52

Soil Compaction Crop Rotation Farming Farming 52

Caff

MAY 1, 2023

In addition to his walnut orchard, he also farms a cherry orchard in Lodi where he has built up a direct-to-consumer market with U-pick events and farm tours. James wanted to develop this tool to increase efficiency while minimizing the impact that many passes with heavy machinery can have on soil compaction.

Orchard 52

Orchard Farming Farming Ecology 52

Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Rauch was worried about seeding, soil compaction and whether he’d end up with one giant gravel pile. To his surprise, the basalt blended with his soil as if it were just one more thing that had blown in on the wind. Chris Rauch’s son Andre pulls soil samples from their dryland wheat farm.

Fertilizer 140

Fertilizer Acre Farming Farming 140

UnderstandingAg

JANUARY 11, 2025

If we want to build soil health and improve soil function, or in other words, address soil compaction and increase the depth of our soil aggregation, we need to add additional rest time. If you are overstocked, you are simultaneously losing money and damaging your soil and forage resource base.

Forage 64

Forage Pasture Acre Soil Compaction 64

UnderstandingAg

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Lets be honest, the majority of orchard tree rows are dead soils, compacted, sealed soil surfaces, and are not cycling nutrients. And if you are a nay-sayer, or fearful of promoting more vegetation, I ask you this:Is a little vegetation scaring you more than the dead, compacted soil your cash crop is growing in?

Orchard 77

Orchard Seeding Crop Acre 77