There are also traits that offerAbiotic Stress Tolerance(a good example is this year farmers in the western Plains will be planting some corn that is called DroughtGard which helps the plant function better in times of low water availability),Disease Resistance(this one is really awesome knowing ...
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Multipurpose cover crops are now part of the diverse cropping mix at Thoresby Estate, which is hosting this year's Cereals event. Richard Allison finds out why.While farm manager Will Baker is a fan of cover cropping, he believes they have to work hard earning their place in the rotation ...
Farmers and vintners alike would argue magic doesn’t exist in the vineyards that quench our thirst each year, but I’d argue clover — four-leafed or not — comes close, and has been doing so for millennia. Trifolium, commonly known as clover, is a “nitrogen-fixing” plant, meaning ...
Why arthritis crops up among farmers. (cover story)Comments on a study reported in the May 1992 issue of the 'British Medical Journal' that found that men over 60 who had farmed for more than ten years were eight times more likely than sedentary workers to have osteoarthritis of the hip....
(and lifelong corn farmer) in Minnesota told us, “If we build the markets, farmers will plant [the cover crops]!” Localized farmer support – both financial and technical – is especially critical in landscapes dominated by smallholders, such as the rice production system in Vietnam’s ...
Organic food sales in the U.S. doubled over the last decade, but organic farming hasn’t kept pace. That may change as farmers partner with brands.
"As part of reducing cultivations we need something in its placeto help structure soils," says Tom Storr, research agronomist for Dyson Farming. Coyer crops will never be the complete answer for compaction caused by heavy machinery, but they are a useful aid.Mike AbramFarmers Weekly...
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