When we manage soils for crop production, we are also managing the habitat in which earthworms and other organisms live. Management practices affect earthworm populations by affecting food supply ...
Moreover, desirable husbandry practices can contribute considerably to weed control at very little extra cost. Two primary principles of crop husbandry relate to weed management: vary farm practice to ...
The Conservation Agriculture in Crop-Livestock Systems (CLCA) project, funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), involved National Agricultural Research and Extension ...
Through the laboratory, the Section also develops methodology to maximise outputs from crop production systems, increase soil organic carbon sequestration and minimize the emission of nitrous oxide.
USDA should pursue standardization and synchronization of time stamps for reported crop management practices, • USDA should explore use of robust available sources of weather data matched to geo ...
Crop production, crop growth and crop quality are an interaction between management, genotype and environment. We investigate ways to reduce environmental restrictions on crop growth and crop quality ...
Rye accounted for 81.2% of the cover crops planted over the past 6 years. The survey also looks at nutrient management practices such as timing, rate, source and placement. It found 45% of ...