Tag: crop rotation

Potato growers may need to rethink their usual reliance on pre-emergence herbicides this year after a period of dry weather. ...

Diversity not always key when it comes to cover crops When it comes to cover crops, the claims of what ...

Phosphorus fertilizer could become scarce in the future. The fossil reserves are exhausted. Russia as an important supplier is absent. In this way, ...

In addition to good growing practices, take down nematodes and disease with better tools in the toolbox. When it comes ...

The manure policy, announced rules in the context of circular agriculture and the rising costs of fertilizers also present arable ...

According to current regulations, the cultivation of potatoes is possible according to a crop rotation of at least 1:3. In a ...

Soil dwelling nematodes are a serious threat to crop performance. They affect a range of crops including potatoes, carrots, cereals, ...

Planting a potato cyst nematode (PCN) trap crop can naturally reduce nematode numbers by up to 75%. One group of ...

“Blue LED light is going to be a normal tool for weed management and it’s going to happen much faster ...

Two advisors and a researcher recently discussed the most important issues about green manures in an online meeting during the ...

Herbicides are an important weed management tool for agriculture. The use of herbicides in multiple crops makes it necessary to ...

Evaluate cropping choices on physical, natural and human factors Let’s see how two real farmers applied sustainable triangle principles to ...

The synergy creating the farm’s well-being results from a process of discovery beginning 30 years ago, with Rockey’s uncle.

They reduce sheet and rill soil erosion, decrease ephemeral gully erosion, manage water flow, stabilize steep slopes, and trap sediment.

In pivot or subsurface irrigated systems, we have noted a 9% to 12% increase in net returns over a six-year ...

About 80 percent of their potato harvest goes to Peak with the remainder to Simplot Canada and McCain Foods.

...bottles with weed seeds were then buried in a secret location State University in the fall of 1879.

Herbicides are still the main weeds control option

Soil and plant additives are considered bearers of hope when mineral fertilizer prices are unaffordable and chemical agents are no ...

An effective weed management program takes into account the type of weeds present, crop rotation, cultivation, available herbicides, and the ...

Growing potatoes with excellent taste characteristics was the starting point for Jeroen Klompe’s eight-year journey to improve his soil, and ...

As progeny he usually opts for a winter grain after a nitrate-sensitive main crop such as potatoes.

During the event, one farmer asked: “Can a soil test help determine the need for a fungicide application, and does ...

Three keys to making the plan work

To ensure his business gets its timing right, GoldenGrow owner Graeme Jarvie employs a ‘less is more’ approach, where the ...