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Montana State University’s three-year research project, “Impacts of Integrating Livestock into Cropping Systems on Soil Health and Crop Production,” has uncovered some interesting findings. Funded by Western Sustainable Agriculture Research…
By Rex Dufour, NCAT Agriculture Specialists Overview This graphic publication introduces produce growers to some of the key ideas involved in selling fruits and vegetables to institutions such as schools…
…crops that are harvested green, such as green peas and beans, are not classified as pulses but rather as vegetable crops, even though they still can fix nitrogen from the…
…heating systems for greenhouses is generally not cost-effective unless you are producing high-value crops. Solar Crop Drying Farmers have been using the sun to dry crops for centuries. You can…
…raised on your land in the past? Which are the enterprise types you feel more personally compatible with: livestock, field crops, orchard crops, small fruits, vegetables, ornamentals, growing transplants, or…
By Emilie Saunders, NCAT Communications Director Legumes are a superstar cover crop, particularly in warm, subtropical climates because unlike other cover crops, legumes have the ability to turn atmospheric nitrogen…
By Emilie Ritter Saunders, NCAT Communications Director Legumes make for great cover crops thanks to an important partnership between the plant roots and bacteria. When this biological partnership is thriving,…
…The first two years were spent preparing the site, setting up beds, amending the soil, building infrastructure, and planting an assortment of experimental crops. Jason chooses to farm organically but…
…Julie Rawson about food, farming, and people. As she talked, I kept thinking about Pun Pun and their goal of developing self-sufficiency by growing diversified crops for their families first…
…your crops. But you might also consider less obvious options such as changing to less water-intensive crops, timing plantings to take better advantage of natural precipitation, reducing irrigated acreage, using…