UnderstandingAg

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Root crops and tuber beds are generally clean and free of residue after harvest, which make them an easy location to direct seed with any seeder, or broadcast seed, followed by applying a straw mulch. If you live in a high-rainfall climate, I recommend applying straw mulch after seeding to reduce crusting and soil loss.

Crop 105

Crop Cash Crop Seeding Harvester 105

Sustainable Food Trust

APRIL 10, 2024

On the upside of these problems, however, is the Green Tractor scheme, which involves farmers with a commitment to innovation and environmental change, supporting them to be accountable for their waste. Farmers once used straw or other organic matter instead of plastic mulch. With around 216,000 farms in the UK and 17.2

Straw 98

Straw Farming Farming Ecology 98

Civil Eats

MARCH 19, 2024

They showed up like two weeks later with a tractor and a big truck to load it in,” he said. Grown in a combination of manure and straw, they produce a distinct kind of spent substrate that is also used as compost, though it is a very different material from specialty mushroom substrate, with fewer applications. It wasn’t a tough sell.

Compost 138

Compost Farming Farming Logistics 138

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

When he was nine, he started trucking the tobacco, or driving the loaded tractor from the fields where the hands were harvesting the leaves up to the barns where they were flue cured. This morning, while he waits for help, he reaches a pitchfork up into a back compartment of the machine to pull out the straw that got stuck.

Plantation 144

Plantation Farming Farming Acre 144

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Instead of film, many small farms employing sustainable and regenerative practices use natural mulches such as wood chips, leaves, or straw, relying on the low-cost, time-honored practice to keep weeds in check and regulate soil moisture and temperature. Depending on [those] factors,” she adds,” everything is scalable.”

Agriculture 145

Agriculture Agriculture Supply Chain Production 145

Civil Eats

JANUARY 31, 2024

Glover’s eyes gazed out at an audience made up of a few dozen representatives of America’s largest grocers and food-service companies from beneath the brim of a straw cowboy hat. Or, “consumer trends,” which drive the whole tractor in big box grocery, may change. How do you make the best beef business in America?”

Ranching 143

Ranching Cattle Production Food 143