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Kuhn combines soil prep and seeding in one-pass system

Real Agriculture

Helping farmers prep soil and seed crops in small spring planting windows is the driving force behind a new harrow and seeder combination for Kuhn. In this report from Agritechnica, Kuhn product line manager David Hild explains how European farmers who fall plow typically utilize two separate machines — a power harrow followed by a.

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The Cheapest Hay Is the Hay You Never Buy

UnderstandingAg

The Cheapest Hay Is the Hay You Never Buy *Additional management considerations for this article were provided by Kent Solberg, Understanding Ag, LLC Stockpiled Pasture Regenerative agriculture and adaptive grazing often focus on reducing inputs in an agriculture production system. Cow/calf pairs grazing stockpile.

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Can Agriculture Kick Its Plastic Addiction?

Civil Eats

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. These synthetic polymer products have often been used to help boost yields up to 60 percent and make water and pesticide use more efficient.

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Illinois Dust Storm Disaster Is a Warning for Agriculture

The Equation

As climate change continues and farming areas get hotter and drier—as expected in the Southern Great Plains and Southwest—erosion could increasingly take the form of dust storms when bone-dry fields are plowed. Preventing soil loss from farms and its damaging consequences is possible, and it starts with keeping farm soils covered.

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This farmer says he reluctantly throws away enough cauliflower to feed a province

Agritecture Blog

Despite being "perfectly good to eat," up to 40 percent of Melvin's 36 hectares of cauliflower gets plowed back into the ground each year, according to the Nova Scotia farmer's estimates. "We And Melvin says grocery and retail standards are strict when it comes to acceptable product size and colour. "If

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GRASS MANAGEMENT         

The Lunatic Farmer

From a distance, the field looked like it had been plowed. Obviously the disturbance, and then those deep tap rooted weeds, awakened the latent seed bank of timothy (some seeds no doubt had lain dormant for decades) and the conditions were perfect for that wonderful grass to express itself. The following year it was solid weeds.

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Breaking Ground: The Pros and Cons of Reduced-Till Farming

Cropaia

Traditional plowing or tilling can disrupt the soil structure, making it more susceptible to erosion. 2. Enhanced Crop Productivity Yield Stability While no-till and reduced-till systems may not always result in immediate yield increases, they often provide more stable yields over time.