Cover CroppingTransition to OrganicEfficient Irrigation To help manage soil fertility and avoid erosion, farmers can plant cover crops - plants that grow low to the ground and cover bare soil with vegetation. Cover crops slow the pace of water runoff from soils and improve topsoil structure and ...
The farm and legal title are placed into a unique LLC. If you invest in a farm, you own a piece of the LLC. Farm management: AcreTrader takes care of all this. The farmers pay their annual rent before planting crops. This reduces risk of default. Throughout the planting cycle, AcreTr...
1. Declining EROI.Much of the infrastructure of the United States was built in the day when oil was cheap because theEnergy Return on Energy Invested(EROI) was very high. Over time, EROI has dropped, and as a result, the price of oil has risen. When the price of oil was inexpensive,...
In India, traditional organic inputs, including those derived from cow dung, have deep historical roots. The use of indigenous organic liquid manures for sweet lime cultivation is considered a sustainable, cost-effective method that benefits farmers, however, its impact on postharvest quality and ...