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Your broadfork is one of the best small-scale farm tools, especially in areas where soils compact year after year, whether ...
Planting the ‘Cuor di Bue Albenga’ tomato in June works well in most areas since the plants take 85 days to start producing ...
Rather than spraying your entire field with insecticides or covering your plants for protection, you can implement trap crops ...
Slopes greater than ten percent are better suited to other practices, like terracing.
Conservation buffers are strips of land, often planted with native perennials, strategically placed among and around row ...
There are ways to improve soil health, control diseases and manage pests without applying heavy amounts of fertilizer or pesticides. For gardeners committed to growing several years into the future, ...
When we think about agriculture, we often focus on the end product: cotton for a t-shirt, hay destined to feed animals through the winter, or hamburgers for our summer barbecues. However, after we ...
Facial recognition technology isn’t limited to humans. Livestock are now getting their mugs snapped in order to help farmers monitor animal health, increase efficiency and improve traceability. This ...
In a world facing climate shifts and higher costs, savvy farmers are rediscovering a long-standing practice. Silvopasture – the intentional integration of trees, forage, and livestock – offers a ...
Kuuleialoha Gaisoa determines whether a person is worthy of receiving her Hawaiian pa‘akai, or salt, based on whether they’ll help her protect the salt ponds of Hanapēpē on Kaua‘i. Like the kūpuna, or ...