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Cover Crop and Reduced Tillage Benefits in the Field and Beyond

WEBAmong the advantages reduced tillage has on the soil health and field quality, there are additional benefits noticed by farmers. Reducing the amount of tillage …

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Farmer-Led Research 2020 Decomposition of Tea as a Soil …

WEBPage 1 of 4 PRACTICAL FARMERS OF IOWA Pulished 2021 www.practicalfarmers.org BACKGROUND Several recent studies in Europe[1–3] and …

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Scoring Soil Health

WEBFirst, a number of the parameters measured are used in a giant equation to generate a Soil Health Calculation. This score may be from 1 to 50+, with the idea that …

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Fatty Acid Comparisons of Grain and Forage-Fed Pork

WEBThe feed cost for the 100% grain group totaled $143.48. Considering the total feed cost ($143.48) and the average live weight (270.75 lb), the cost per pound of …

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Farmers, Public Invited to Presentation on Soil Health and a Free

WEBRIDGEWAY, Iowa (Feb. 8, 2022) — Anyone interested in learning more about soil health, including the positive impacts of regenerative practices, is invited to join the Land Stewardship Project for a presentation in Ridgeway, Iowa, on Feb. 24. The event, “Laying Out the Promise & Challenges of Soil Health,” featuring farmer and regenerative …

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Pig Health in Alternative Production Systems

WEBIn a pasture-based system, pigs are integrated and exposed to the whole farm environment, presenting unique challenges in herd health basics. It isn’t impossible to …

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Economic and Soil Health Impact of Contract Grazing Cover Crops

WEBEconomic returns are realized within a year’s time, while soil health impacts seemingly are slower to manifest. It is common for nearby cattle and row crop farmers to …

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Decomposition of Tea as a Soil Health

WEBDecomposition of Tea as a Soil Health Indicator in Agroforestry Systems Objective: Determine the different rates of soil microbial decomposition of tea under five …

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Research Connects Soil Health Principles, Ecosystem Services and

WEBEcosystem Services and Soil Health Principles in a Diversified Perennial Cropping System. Marshall connected the rotation data from Marsden farm to an …

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Precision Farming With Cover Crops for Soil Health and …

WEBThe Wisecup family invites you to see how a corn and soybean farm can use cover crops and small grains to improve soil health. Father-son team Lee and Arthur will discuss …

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Economic and Soil Health Impact of Grazing Different Cover Crops …

WEBSoil health – active carbon. Figure 2 shows active C in each field which illustrates no general differences among fields. Active C was noticeably lowest in May …

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Haney & PLFA Soil Tests: What, How

WEBLearn the basics of two increasingly popular tests – the Haney and phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) soil tests – from soil microbiologist Lance Gunderson, …

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Economic and Soil Health Impact of Grazing Cover Crops, 2018-2019

WEBSoil health. Results of May 2019 soil testing show no trends in soil health indicators among farms (Tables A1-A6).The Solvita assay determines soil microbial …

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Economic and Soil Health Impact of Grazing Cover Crops in Cow …

WEBSoil health – organic matter. Across sites and sampling dates, soil organic matter ranged from 2.1% to 5.1%. Compared to the no cover crop control, organic …

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Soil Health in Grazed Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Land

WEBIn a Nutshell: There are close to 1.7 million acres of CRP land in Iowa, much of which could be utilized as grazing land, but strict grazing restrictions apply. Research …

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Think It’s Too Late to Seed Cover Crops

WEBCulture of Curiosity. Starting in the fall of 2018, and into the spring of 2019, Wade began drilling rye into an 80-acre field in quarter-mile long strips at 1 bushel an acre.

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Frequently Asked Questions

WEBSHIPP signups will run from March 30 until August 21, which means they’re open now! There 50,000 acres available for SHIPP, but signups are first come first …

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Farmers Anna Hankins of Coggon, and Shaffer Ridgeway of …

WEBAMES, Iowa (March 8, 2023) — Coggon farmer Anna Hankins and Shaffer Ridgeway, who farms in Waterloo, are the newest additions to Practical Farmers of Iowa’s board of …

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