www.sare.org publications crop-rotation-on-organic-farms a-crop-rotation-planning-procedure tips-for-sequencing-crops Tips for Sequencing Crops Because the planning procedure presented below is lengthy and detailed, some of the most useful steps are summarized briefly in this section. Growers who do not wish to go through the detailed planning procedure will still find this summary useful in planning crop sequences. Note that the simplified steps presented here do not cover development […]
www.sare.org publications crop-rotation-on-organic-farms a-crop-rotation-planning-procedure A Crop Rotation Planning Procedure by Charles L. Mohler This chapter provides a step-by-step procedure for planning crop rotations on an individual farm. The procedure is based on methods used by the panel of expert farmers (chapter 2), supplemented with other sources. It distills what experienced growers do, based on experience, knowledge, and intuition, into a systematic method. For the […]
www.sare.org publications crop-rotation-on-organic-farms crop-sequences-from-expert-farmers-fields summary-2 Summary Keep in mind that these sequences describe the cropping history of only one field or bed on farms that have many fields and beds (sometimes several hundred). Since the sequences were described, several farmers have reported that they continue to modify the sequences on the fields depicted as new lessons are learned or to deal […]
www.sare.org publications crop-rotation-on-organic-farms crop-sequences-from-expert-farmers-fields observations-on-the-sample-sequences Observations on the Sample Sequences The sample rotation sequences vary from farm to farm. The farmers explained that some cropping practices relate to the immediately preceding or following cash crop, and some relate to crops two or three seasons apart. Couplets of cover crops and cash crops are common. Careful examination of the crop sequences reveals several interesting points. For […]
www.sare.org publications crop-rotation-on-organic-farms crop-sequences-from-expert-farmers-fields reading-the-real-fields-on-real-farms-tables Reading the "Real Fields on Real Farms" Tables The "Real Fields on Real Farms" tables can be downloaded below: On the tables, the year and season are noted in the left-hand columns, and the sequence of crops is presented in one column for each farm’s sample field. These tables are color coded to show each crop’s botanical family. A few of the sequences […]
www.sare.org publications crop-rotation-on-organic-farms crop-sequences-from-expert-farmers-fields Crop Sequences from Expert Farmers' Fields by Sue Ellen Johnson Most experienced organic farmers have a good grasp of the biological principles of crop rotation (see sidebar 4.1). Considering an organic farm field with a healthy, high-yielding crop, the natural question is, what cropping history (or crop rotation) contributed to its vigor and productivity? Chapter 2 reviewed the multiple interacting factors […]
www.sare.org publications avicultura-rentable opciones-de-mercadeo Opciones de Mercadeo La experiencia de casi todo productor de aves a corral lleva a la siguiente conclusión: Mercadear su producto va a tomar tanto tiempo y energía como la tarea de criar y procesar su producto. En una encuesta, 80 por ciento de los miembros de APPPA mencionaron el mercadeo directo como el método de ventas superior. […]
www.sare.org publications avicultura-rentable calidad-de-vida Calidad de Vida La mayor parte de los productores creen que los sistemas avícolas alternativos tienen sentido económicamente porque el costo de establecerlos es bajo mientras el potencial de ganancias significativas y estables es alto. Sin embargo, gran parte del creciente interés se debe a que estos nuevos sistemas también promueven valores como la familia y la unión […]
www.sare.org publications avicultura-rentable beneficios-medioambientales Beneficios Medioambientales Las aves pueden hacer mucho para mejorar tierras problemáticas y al mismo tiempo controlar tanto insectos plagas como malezas mientras proveen una nueva fuente de ganancias para la finca. Suelo Las aves en pasturas o en tierras para cultivo actúan como esparcidores miniatura de estiércol que fertiliza el suelo. Ellos revuelven y mezclan la tierra […]
www.sare.org publications avicultura-rentable procesamiento-de-aves Procesamiento de Aves Procesamiento en la Granja Considere arreglos para la matanza y procesamiento temprano en el proceso, debido a que los procesadores comerciales que manejan números relativamente bajos de aves son difíciles de encontrar. Si quiere vender a través de supermercados o a restaurantes, por lo general deberá procesar en una facilidad aprobada por el gobierno, pero […]