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Northeast pollinator conservation planning short courses
...other individuals. Follow-up surveys showed that the project improved attendees’ skills and capacity to implement pollinator conservation efforts, like installing wildflower-rich conservation buffers and reducing tillage to protect ground-nesting bees....
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...Oregon) Weed Management in Organic Conservation Tillage/No-Tillage (2004, Ohio) Multipurpose Brassica Cover Crops for Sustaining Northeast Farmers (2003, Maryland) Conservation Tillage Benefits in a Cotton-Centered Crop Rotation System (2001, Arizona)...
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What is Sustainable Agriculture?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iloAQmroRK0&list=PLWlltQ6Oy0zpgxVhd2vZqTDvVXpPhSVd0 Episode 1 of our video series What is Sustainable Agriculture? takes a look at the whole farm approach to sustainability and illustrates how cover crops, conservation tillage, ecological pest...
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...of trees with forage and livestock production. Strip Tillage: Tillage that disturbs only an 8- to 10-inch strip of soil that will contain the seed row, wider than zone tillage....
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Tillage
No-till and conservation tillage systems are important elements of organic farming systems as they help conserve soil and can be used for pest management. This section has resources on farming...
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...and pastures in order to simultaneously maintain the health of the land, enhance the quality of their forages and meet their business goals. Conservation tillage and soil health. Soil conservation...
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Part Two: Applying Ecological Principles to the Farm
...conservation tillage, cover cropping and composting promote healthy crops by improving their growing conditions. Conservation tillage reduces disturbance to the soil’s structure and to soil food webs. It leaves vegetation...
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Reduced Tillage and Cover Cropping Systems for Organic Vegetable Production
Healthy soils comprise the foundation for organic food and fiber production. Sustainable soil management integrates cover cropping, other organic and natural mineral inputs, and judicious tillage practices to obtain high...
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Cover Crops On Your Farm
...manage weeds and provide a nitrogen source [1]. Cotton growing in a system using cover crops and conservation tillage. A cover crop mix of rye and crimson clover can improve...
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Equipping Farmers with Tools to Manage Herbicide-Resistant Weeds
...improves weed control options while increasing the overall sustainability of the farm. Adopting conservation tillage: More than 100 growers adopted conservation tillage or strategic tillage to deplete weed seed banks...