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Once youve tested and amended your soil, its time to get it ready for planting. With many different methods of tillage, or working the soil, how can you know which one is right for your needs and raw materials? One general rule is to use the least intensive method of tillage you can. Disturb the soil as little as needed to yield an aerated, fine seedbed for your crops. This will help minimize the impact on the land as well as erosion of the soil due to wind or water. Hand Tilling I

The author is a dairy nutritional consultant and freelance agricultural writer based out of Connecticut. Dairy farmers who grow their own forages should focus on diversity. Throughout the eastern United States, perennial grasses such as orchardgrass, timothy, reed canarygrass, and fescue are commonly used for animal feeds. Alfalfa is also being grown in many areas of the Northeast. More farmers are now double cropping with small grains such as winter rye along with triticale — a wheat-rye hybri

Since the beginning of agriculture, successful farming has meant the extraction of minerals from soil as plants grow. A relatively small world population and a vast agricultural frontier made this seem a problem of minor consideration and until relatively recently, Planet Earth seemed infinite! However, today many health professionals agree that even human health relates to the minerals present or, lacking in the soil. Depleted soils can exacerbate metabolic diseases that may unlock an array

Saving time and money is not always easy to achieve in business; however, the status of the current global economy has many dairy farmers hyper-focused on making both a top priority.Across all sectors of the agriculture industry, prices have increased exponentially causing many to feel financially squeezed. Many investment projects are on hold for the foreseeable future, as those funds may need to be reallocated elsewhere to keep day-to-day operations going. As a result of this, dairy producers