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Cover Cropping in the Arid West, Part 2: Termination Options for Cover Crops

November 2, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health, Termination

Source: NCAT

Rex Dufour introduces the different methods of terminating cover crops. He goes into detail about the equipment that is used and the benefits of each method. The video is part of NCAT's "Soil for Water: Cover Cropping in the Arid-West" series.

Cover Cropping in the Arid West, Part 1: An Overview on Cover Crops

November 2, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: NCAT

NCAT sustainable agriculture specialist, Rex Dufour, introduces reasons why adopting cover crops might be a good idea. He goes into detail about things to take into consideration before planting as well as the different groups and characteristics of cover crops.

[Video] Best Management of Soil for Water Capacity

January 25, 2022 | Posted in Soil Health

Damaged and biologically dead soils represent a major opportunity to store water if we can restore them to anything like a healthy condition. A project with the National Center for Appropriate Technology is taking full advantage of the water-holding capacity of soil as a water conservation strategy.

[Video] Future of Soil Health Policy

January 17, 2022 | Posted in Soil Health

In this video from the National Center for Appropriate Technology, U.S. Senator Jon Tester from Montana, a third-generation farmer, discusses soil health policy under the Biden administration.

[Video] Soil Carbon & Ecosystem Markets

December 22, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Soil Health

In this video from the National Center for Appropriate Technology, hear from experts on soil carbon markets as they discuss how the agriculture industry can be more sustainable in the future, on-farm practices and soil biology, and carbon markets and public policy.

[Video] First Time Use of Covers in an Almond Orchard

December 15, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices

This video follows a California grower as he uses cover crops for the first time in his almond orchard working with the National Center for Appropriate Technology and NRCS. His goals when using covers are to improve soil quality and providing habitat for beneficial insects and pollinators.

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New FAA Exemption: Efficiency Boost or Safety Hazard?

The Federal Aviation Administration recently granted a regulation exemption that will allow 1 person to operate 3 drones in a swarm. While some see this as a big win from a productivity standpoint since it has the potential to make cover crop drone seeing more efficient, others see it as a massive safety concern.

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