www.sare.org publications building-soils-for-better-crops cover-crops Ch 10. Cover Crops Where no kind of manure is to be had, I think the cultivation of lupines will be found the readiest and best substitute. If they are sown about the middle of September in a poor soil, and then plowed in, they will answer as well as the best manure. —Columella, 1st century, Rome Cover crops […]
www.sare.org resources farming-strategies-for-adapting-to-extreme-weather Farming Strategies for Adapting to Extreme Weather SARE partnered with PBS KVIE to produce an episode of RFD-TV's America's Heartland that highlights how farmers and ranchers across the United States are using sustainable and regenerative practices to adapt to increasingly challenging and unpredictable weather conditions. Adapting to Flooding and Drought on Hurricane Flats Farm in South Royalton, Vermont Ashley Loehr and Antoine […]
northcentral.sare.org resources lessons-to-go-for-youth-by-kc-farm-school Lessons to Go for Youth by KC Farm School KC Farm School at Gibbs Road is a nonprofit organization on a 14-acre urban farm in Kansas City, Kansas. With support from a $4,000 NCR-SARE Youth Educator grant, KC Farm School developed ‘Lessons To Go’ to bring sustainable agriculture education and food sovereignty practices to local youth aged 4-18. They wanted to provide additional lessons […]
www.sare.org publications our-farms-our-future-podcast-series accessible-food-systems Accessible Food Systems Transcript for Our Farms, Our Future Podcast episode 014 - Accessible Food Systems featuring Molly Rockamann and Karen Washington Karen Washington: If` it’s going to be sustainable, then we need to broaden our lens on how we look at urban agriculture. And hopefully it’s a movement that changes the dynamics of agriculture to be more diverse […]
www.sare.org resources recordings-of-general-sessions Recordings of General Sessions Session recordings on this page include: Opening remarks by Jane Hardisty (USDA-NRCS Indiana) with video message by Bill Northey (Iowa Secretary of Agriculture) Keynote: Growing a Revolution - Bringing Our Soil Back to Life, by David Montgomery (University of Washington) Farmer panel: Experiences with Cover Crops and Soil Health, with Dan DeSutter (Ind.), Trey Hill (Md.) and […]
www.sare.org resources understanding-and-measuring-social-sustainability Understanding and Measuring Social Sustainability What is social sustainability? Social sustainability involves a focus on the well-being of people and communities. Just as sustainable agriculture promotes long-term ecological health and economic vitality, it also contributes to vibrant communities and regions and satisfying livelihoods for farmers, ranchers, and others in the food system. In many ways, success in one area of […]
www.sare.org resources manage-weeds-on-your-farm-video-series Manage Weeds on Your Farm Video Series In this series, experienced farmers from around the country talk about how they have found success controlling weeds by following ecological principles, and without resorting to the use of herbicides. To do so, they rely on a range of cultural and mechanical practices, including diverse crop rotations, well-timed cultivation and targeting weeds when they're at […]
www.sare.org publications climate-risk-management-and-resilience-on-farms-and-ranches managing-for-climate-resilience mitigating-climate-change Agriculture as a Means to Mitigate Climate Change There is mounting evidence that agriculture can play an important role in the effort to slow climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates that agricultural soils have the potential to sequester from 4 percent to 12 percent of total annual global greenhouse gas emissions, and a recent study by the Rodale Institute estimated […]
www.sare.org publications smart-water-use-on-your-farm-or-ranch smart-water-use-introduction Smart Water Use: Introduction When Pat Purdy returned home to join his father Nick at Picabo Livestock Company near Picabo, Idaho, in 2008, his desire was to beef up the farm’s environmental efforts with a fresh perspective. The farm has been in the family since the 1880s with the goal of living in harmony with Silver Creek, which runs […]
www.sare.org publications manage-weeds-on-your-farm canada-thistle Canada Thistle Other common names: creeping thistle, small-flowered thistle, perennial thistle, green thistle, field thistle, cursed thistle, corn thistle Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. Identification of Canada Thistle Family: Aster family, Asteraceae Habit: Prickly perennial herb spreading by deep thickened storage roots Description: Cotyledons of the seedling are stalkless, fleshy, hairless, oval to rounded and 0.2–0.6 inch long […] Related Results:Manage Weeds On Your FarmDandelion