Cropaia

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This means increased crop yields and reduced inputs like fertilizers and pesticides. Cost savings : Regenerative farming often reduces the need for expensive inputs like synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. Excessive or deep plowing disrupts the soil structure, releases stored carbon, and can lead to erosion.

Agriculture 104

Agriculture Agriculture Farming Farming 104

DTN

JULY 24, 2023

fertilizer application, irrigation, machinery use, pesticide application) and the sources of carbon sequestration (e.g., Trackable events include plowing, minimum-till cultivation, crop rotation, crop type, cover crop presence, irrigation events, harvest date, and crop residue presence. reduced tillage, cover crops, treed acres).

Farming 98

Farming Farming Crop Rotation Grain 98

Trimble Agriculture

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Farmers are using GPS-guided tractors to plow fields and drones to precisely apply pesticides. Technology Is Changing Farming While Farm Lending Lags Behind New farm technology like AI has already irreversibly changed agriculture.

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Farming Farming Finance Technology 59

National Young Farmers Coalition

OCTOBER 11, 2023

National Businesses and Organizations American Sustainable Business Network Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) Carbon180 Defenders of Wildlife Earthjustice Environmental Policy Innovation Center Environmental Working Group Farm Aid HEAL Food Alliance Healthy Food Strategies Latino Farmers & Ranchers International, (..)

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Farming Farming Ecology Plowing 40

Farmbrite

JUNE 1, 2023

These days, farming is a lot more than just plowing the field and planting seeds. You should also determine if there are any restrictions on how you can use the land (for example: no pesticides). Farming also includes marketing your goods, managing finances and employees, keeping up with technology —and that's just the beginning.

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Farming Farming Farmland Finance 52

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 4, 2023

These synthetic polymer products have often been used to help boost yields up to 60 percent and make water and pesticide use more efficient. Black polyethylene “mulch film” gets tucked snugly around crop rows, clear plastic sheeting covers hoop houses, and most farmers use plastic seed trays, irrigation tubes, and fertilizer bags.

Agriculture 145

Agriculture Agriculture Supply Chain Production 145

Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

And when nitrates are present, it’s inevitable that other contaminants, such as pesticides , are also polluting the water. Farmers would often plow the cover under early in the spring before it could provide optimal soil health benefits, and USDA restrictions didn’t allow much flexibility.

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Crop Farming Farming Acre 140