There are basic guidelines and advice when deciding on want plants you want in your pasture mix, but questions abound.
Tag Archives Regenerative agriculture
What do we want to grow in our pastures?
There are basic guidelines and advice for a pasture mix, but questions abound
Birds and bison and rejuvenating the land
Prairie landscapes can be agriculturally and ecologically productive
Prairie landscapes can be both agriculturally and ecologically productive.
Diversity key to strong cover crops
Number of species in a mix will depend on what you want from a cover crop
Building a multi-species cover crop: Different farm goals, different number and types of species in the polycrop.
Cover crops a challenge within existing production systems
Cover crops can exist with herbicide-tolerant canola, but results vary
Cover crops can exist with herbicide-tolerant canola, but results vary.
Survey links regenerative farming to increased biodiversity in Manitoba
Bird survey looks at how regenerative ag affects bird populations, species at risk
Bird survey from the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association looks at how regenerative ag affects bird populations, species at risk.
Does soil health pay the bills?
The answer to that simple question is very complex, recent research shows
Accurately measuring the financial gains or losses of prioritizing soil health is very complex, recent research shows
Can biology make no-till organic feasible?
Soil microbiology, diversity and nutrient cycling among considerations if producers want to limit tillage in their organic fields, consultant says.
From AIM: Perennial and annual grazing mixes go head-to-head
Grazing study compares production, animal performance and sustainability metrics across perennial and annual multi-species mixes
Veggie production eyes cover crops
Eastern Manitoba experiment with cover cropping in vegetable production takes root
An on-farm test is underway to assess how cover cropping, pitched for alternative weed control and soil health, might work for larger-scale vegetable growers.
We need to talk about resiliency
Metaphorical and actual storm clouds punctuate resiliency conversation
Volatile weather over farm fields in Manitoba punctuates conversation around resiliency both on farm and in policy-making halls of government.
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