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New Research Sheds Light on the Potential of Carbon Farming in Texas
...inactive carbon in the soil, and were identified as important methods for monitoring soil-based carbon sequestration. While conservation practices like cover cropping, burning crop residue and reducing tillage are...
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Exploring Conservation Tillage Systems for Southern Pea, a Long-forgotten Staple Making a Comeback
...tillage production and no-till and strip-till conservation practices,” said Davis. “We are seeking to address the lack of information on alternative tillage systems and address a demand from farmers who...
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Conservation Tillage
No-till soybeans emerge through corn stubble on a Pennsylvania farm. Photo by Edwin Remsberg Conservation tillage leaves at least 30 percent of the soil surface covered by residue after planting....
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Low-Till Forage Production
...this requires considerable tillage and seed-bed preparation ahead of each successive crop, the production systems lend themselves to conservation tillage approaches developed in other regions. Adopting these approaches could: Reduce...
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Women Caring for the Land: Improving Conservation Outreach to Female Non-Operator Farmland Owners Curriculum Manual
...Women Caring for the Land learning circles methodology, and provides conservation educational activities designed for women landowners, which any agency or non-profit may use in whole or in part to improve their conservation outreach...
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The Financial Implications of Conservation Agriculture: Insights from Analyses of Farms in the Upper Midwest
Farmers and ranchers are increasingly interested in conservation practices to strengthen soil health and improve water quality for present and future generations. Conservation practices can also help farmers improve their...
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Organic Production
...planning resources, practices and programs that support soil conservation, water conservation and conservation tillage methods. This section also has information on the USDA NRCS Conservation Stewardship Program. USDA organic regulations,...
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Jack Erisman, Pana, IL
...and crop production. His on-farm research is geared to finding the tillage-cutting building blocks of organic, no-till systems for soybeans and other cash crops. Erisman has been practicing conservation tillage...
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The Heart of Our Farms
...about, you know? Because they're not interested in this. And that was 2003. Julia Gaskin: Yeah. And I had similar experience at a big conservation tillage, well, we call it...
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Soil Health
...to implement conservation tillage systems. Stories from the Field Here are some of the ways SARE grantees are improving farm and ranch sustainability with conservation tillage. Equipping Farmers with Tools...
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