Randy Krotz
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Do farmers really need encouragement from wildlife enthusiasts to improve their soil?

In the Future: Hunters Will Geek Out on Soil Science

Soil health is the next big thing in wildlife management.

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Cover Crops, Education U.S. MidWest, Economics, Sustainability, Research,

The winter camelina: University researchers developing new cash cover crop

Newly planted winter camelina seedlings sprout in little green rows at the University of Minnesota field plots on the St. Paul campus. The winter annual plant is one of 15 breeds University researcher

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Livestock/Meat, Pesticides, Cover Crops, Economics, Sustainability, Regenerative Agriculture,

'Regenerative Agriculture and the Soil Carbon Solution': New Paper

A white paper out Friday declares that "there is hope right beneath our feet" to address the climate crisis as it touts regenerative agriculture as a "win-win-win" solution to tackling runaway carbon

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Corn/Maize, Soil Health, Agriculture US, Cover Crops, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Research, Ag Innovation,

‘60-inch corn’ row idea marches northward | News Break

NEW ROCKFORD, N.D — Farmers with cattle in Iowa, South Dakota Minnesota and North Dakota increasingly are trying the “wide-row corn” — interseeded with crops and cover crops — to improve profits while helping the environment. And the concept is moving northward to Eddy County in central North Dakota, where...

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John LaRose Jr.
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Midwest Cover Crop tool has been updated to better help farmers | WSGW 790 AM & 100.5 FM

Monica Jean, Michigan State University Extension – September 11, 2020 Friendlier interface, more accurate seeding dates and

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Cover Crops, Water, Sustainability, Ag Europe, World Hunger, Climate Change, World Population, Weather,

The EU's mission to save our soils

Rebuilding the degraded soils of Europe is one of the EU's missions within the new Horizon Europe framework, about to be launched. Euronews' Claudio Rosmino for Futuris investigates how new practices are rolling back years of ecological damage. #Futuris

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09/14/2020 SOURCE: www.agweek.com

‘60-inch corn’ row idea marches northward | Agweek

Farmers from Iowa to Minnesota and North Dakota are trying 60-inch corn rows, interseeded with crops or cover crops, to protect the environment while making a profit.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Do diverse cover crop mixtures perform better than monocultures? A systematic review

Multi‐species cover crop mixtures have been increasing in popularity. It has been hypothesized these mixtures produce more biomass, suppress more weeds, scavenge more N, conserve more soil water, sti...

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John LaRose Jr.
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How to Finance Regenerative Agricultural Practices | AgAmerica

Learn more about the resources available for farmers and ranchers to support the sustainability of U.S. agriculture on an economic and environmental scale.

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Cover Crops Looked To Help Farmers In 2019

USDA’s Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program, Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC), and American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) recently published their findings from the 2019 cover crop survey. By nearly any account, 2019 was a brutal year for many American farmers. The year started with heavy snow cover and continued with the wettest spring [...]