Kyle Hill · @KyleHill
95 followers · 197 posts · Server newsie.socialSignups for the #covercrops cost-share program Farmers for Soil Health opened last month. At last month's #FarmProgressShow, I visited with #LafayetteCo #Missouri's Neal Bredehoeft, a farmer-director with the United #Soybean Board who hosted #USDA on his farm last year to promote the #ClimateSmart grant that is funding this effort.
https://www.centralmoinfo.com/lafayette-county-farmer-offers-advice-on-adopting-cover-crops/
#covercrops #farmprogressshow #lafayetteco #missouri #soybean #usda #climatesmart
Kyle Hill · @KyleHill
93 followers · 194 posts · Server newsie.socialThree commodity groups are hoping to double the #acreage where #covercrops are planted by 2030 through their Farmers For Soil Health program. Signups opened last month for both first-time adopters and farmers already committed to the practice, with participants receiving cost-share payments and technical guidance.
https://www.centralmoinfo.com/usb-led-climate-smart-program-aims-to-double-cover-crop-acreage-by-2030/
Christy Ó Ceallaigh-Bisson · @GarlicBreath
80 followers · 49 posts · Server blackrocks.social
All garlic beds are harvested. One of them is now weeded, straightened, and seeded with buckwheat. Seven more to go. #agroecology #smallfarm #marketgarden #garlic #buckwheat #covercrops
#agroecology #smallfarm #marketgarden #garlic #buckwheat #covercrops
Christy Ó Ceallaigh-Bisson · @GarlicBreath
72 followers · 34 posts · Server blackrocks.socialI was planning my cover crop plan for when I’m done my garlic harvest (way late this year) and I came across this gem of a resource guide from NSOGA and ACORN. It’s specifically oriented towards organic and gives suggestion for integrating into no-till practices. It was so helpful I thought I’d share it. #agroecology #garlic #cdnag #nsag #garlic #covercrops #organic https://www.nsefp.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/UnderCover2008.pdf
#agroecology #garlic #cdnag #nsag #covercrops #organic
Kyle Hill · @KyleHill
71 followers · 120 posts · Server newsie.socialRow crop farmers in 65 #Missouri counties (OK, 64 + the city of #StLouis) are eligible to signup for a multistate conservation program spearheaded by #Iowa #Soybeans. The program allows farmers to generate #carboncredits by adopting common #conservation practices like #notill and #covercrops.
https://www.centralmoinfo.com/select-missouri-farmers-eligible-for-conservation-program/
#missouri #stlouis #Iowa #soybeans #carboncredits #conservation #NoTill #covercrops
PhoenixSerenity · @msquebanh
1589 followers · 19087 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org
#Backyard #rewilding #LongtermProject update. More #daisies & #clovers are overtaking the old all grass lawn ✌ I'm scarifying more useless old lawn & sowing more #beneficial #CoverCrops this weekend - over about 3/4 of backyard & on both side yards.
#zone8 #Wsanec #Saanich #VictoriaBC #yyj #vanisle #VancouverIsland #PNW #PacificNorthwest #GoingGreen #GrowPlantsNotLawns #SelfSufficiency #GardeningForClimateChange #DecolonizingOurYards #SaveSoil #SoilRemediation
#backyard #rewilding #longtermproject #daisies #clovers #beneficial #covercrops #zone8 #wsanec #saanich #victoriabc #yyj #vanisle #vancouverisland #pnw #pacificnorthwest #goinggreen #growplantsnotlawns #selfsufficiency #gardeningforclimatechange #decolonizingouryards #SaveSoil #soilremediation
KatLS · @KatLS
213 followers · 2524 posts · Server ohai.social@FantasticalEconomics I’m in awe at the Illinois 72 car pile up on I55 Monday. Because of dust. And driving in blinding conditions. #stupid
Can we require Illinois farmers to plant #Covercrops now? And enforce rules on land disturbance during construction? Or are we just gonna have an eastern dust bowl?
#usda
Alex Bardsley :orangewine: · @AlexGBardsley
128 followers · 573 posts · Server epicure.socialVineyards and biodiversity
https://civileats.com/2021/02/05/what-role-can-vineyards-play-in-conserving-californias-biodiversity/
tags: #regenerative #viticulture #permaculture #sustainability #biodiversity #covercrops #hedgerows #winegrowing #wine
#regenerative #viticulture #permaculture #sustainability #biodiversity #covercrops #hedgerows #winegrowing #wine
Jason Haas · @jasonchaas
204 followers · 130 posts · Server mastodon.world
Portrait of #TablasCreek spring 2023: head-trained, dry-farmed #Mourvedre vine, still dormant after the spring #equinox. Ground saturated after all our rain. #CoverCrops lush and green. #SolarPanels working away in the background.
#tablascreek #mourvedre #equinox #covercrops #solarpanels #photo #photography #vineyard
Brian · @mammut
39 followers · 558 posts · Server universeodon.com@irolita with a yard that big you could fence into quarters. Grow #green #manure #covercrops like #vetch #clover #peas and mix with other quick growing plants such as #radishes #kale #mustard. If you planted three sections at the same time and selected the right mix for growth, you could rotate most of the way through summer. The forth and first section would be planted after the first was eaten up.
#green #manure #covercrops #vetch #clover #peas #radishes #kale #mustard
Paul Brannen 🇺🇦 · @PaulBrannenNE
3 followers · 1033 posts · Server respublicae.euRT @tjcsimpson: ‘The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself’
1930s USA or 2020s UK? #dustbowl #covercrops #soil
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/PaulBrannenNE/status/1635571122178514945
pawsforthought · @pawsforthought
351 followers · 660 posts · Server regenerate.social
No wonder the badgers are raking up my soil. The earthworms are huge this year after their winter green manure feeds. I had three pairs of robins watching on hoping for a worm feast. What a difference a month makes, from the end of December to the end of January. #Allotment #Worms #GrowYourOwn #Allotments #CoverCrops #GreenManures #SoilHealth
#Allotment #worms #growyourown #allotments #covercrops #greenmanures #soilhealth
mu · @mu
101 followers · 1488 posts · Server ni.hil.istThe Soil Story https://invidious.kavin.rocks/watch?v=npu6GBbB-Oc #climateChange #globalWarming #industrialAgriculture #fossilFuels #soil #carbon #regenerativeAgriculture #noTill #coverCrops
narrator's org: https://www.detroitdirt.org/
produced by https://kisstheground.com/the-soil-story
#climatechange #globalwarming #industrialagriculture #fossilfuels #soil #carbon #regenerativeagriculture #notill #covercrops
pawsforthought · @pawsforthought
232 followers · 1982 posts · Server home.social
@graftandspur Yes, ryegrass will over winter here. So far mustard has been the next hardiest. I was hoping the oats would over winter with the rye but they haven’t.
I grow a diverse cover crop mix from Sept and let their biomass cover the ground and feed the soil biology.
As it’s too warm for Jan some clover and phacelia may start to come through now. The only plants I have growing at the moment are the perennials, teasel, ryegrass and the bulbs. #Zone9a #Allotment #CoverCrops #GreenManures
#zone9a #allotment #covercrops #greenmanures
pawsforthought · @pawsforthought
187 followers · 1593 posts · Server home.social
January & February are going to drag.
My green manures have mostly been frost killed so I’ve marked out the beds for 2023 (75 cm wide with a 25 cm path in between). Bed lengths will vary on the plot between 5 & 8m.
Three beds are set aside for growing Yacon as a replant perennial. I’ll have another 15 beds to play around with.
#Allotment #NoDig #Gardening #CoverCrops #GreenManure #GrowYourOwn #GYO #NoBareSoil #RegenerativeAgriculture
#allotment #nodig #gardening #covercrops #greenmanure #growyourown #gyo #nobaresoil #regenerativeagriculture
pawsforthought · @pawsforthought
162 followers · 1184 posts · Server home.social
Green manures were growing well into the first week of December. 10 nights of freezing temperatures (-4°C to -9°C) have knocked them back. Photographed after today’s thaw.
#CoverCrops #GreenManure #SoilHealth #Soil #Allotment #NoBareSoil #RegenerativeAgriculture #RegenAg
#covercrops #greenmanure #soilhealth #soil #allotment #nobaresoil #regenerativeagriculture #regenag
Extra Super · @extrasuper
85 followers · 386 posts · Server mas.to@justjessicaok not just Midwest #soil. Just about everywhere that “modern” agriculture is practiced. To the extent possible, we need to switch to #NoTill #regenerativeagriculture with #covercrops and practices which build soil and soil health rather than erode it.
#covercrops #regenerativeagriculture #NoTill #soil
Alexander J. Stein · @AJStein_de
9 followers · 83 posts · Server mastodon.world
#CoverCrops are critical for agroecosystem #sustainability. In the US, cover cropping in corn & soybean fields significantly increased 2011 to 2021. The adoption was highly correlated to government funding for #conservation programs: https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2022/12/10/midwest-cover-crops-satellite-tracking/ #agriculture #farming
#covercrops #sustainability #conservation #agriculture #farming
pawsforthought · @pawsforthought
123 followers · 831 posts · Server home.social
Frosts this week have wilted the green manures on my plot but not much of a hard frost. More -4/-5°C night time temperatures are forecast. #Allotment #Gardening #CoverCrops #Frost
#allotment #gardening #covercrops #frost
pawsforthought · @pawsforthought
103 followers · 638 posts · Server home.social@pascale It’s amazing to see how it improves the soil isn’t it? What cover crops did you opt for? Anything you’d recommend in particular? I’d recommend ryegrass, the soil was wonderful.
I over wintered cover crops for the first time last year and the soil was absolutely gorgeous this year. I had no problems in the heat this summer or with the rainfall this autumn. #SoilHealth #Soil #CoverCrops #RegenAg
#soilhealth #soil #covercrops #regenag