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What is crop rotation? The secret expert gardeners use to guarantee a successful bumper crop of vegetables every year
These groups cover everything from the easiest vegetables to grow to the most challenging and unusual. 'If you thrive on a systematic, logical way of growing, then crop rotation is the ideal ...
Manitoba Co-operator7d
Cover crops can pad the pocket in the long run
If you want to make your soils healthier, the best place to start is usually with cover crops. Not only can they boost your ...
AG Week12d
Farmers share the economic boost of no-till, cover crops on their operations
Andy Linder is a custom cover crop applicator and no-till farmer in Easton, Minnesota. On his operation he has a three-crop rotation consisting of corn, soybeans and then a rotating canning crop.
'Sustainable intensification' on the farm reduces soil nitrate losses, maintains crop yields
A nine-year study comparing a typical two-year corn and soybean rotation with a more intensive three-year rotation involving ...
TMCnet3d
Syngenta and PepsiCo reward farmers for regenerative farming practices
Syngenta, leader in technology and innovation in agriculture, and PepsiCo, global leader in food and beverages, are working ...
High Plains Journal4d
K-State study: Double-cropped soybeans can boost profitability, environment
A long-term study has studied the effects of double-cropped soybeans and cover crops on a fairly common cropping system on ...
University of Illinois Extension8d
Study: ‘Sustainable intensification’ on the farm reduces soil nitrate losses, maintains crop yields
URBANA, Ill. — A nine-year study comparing a typical two-year corn and soybean rotation with a more intensive three-year ...