Producer steadily adds to the list of initiatives he has undertaken on his operation in an effort to maintain the family farm
Ever the opportunist and entrepreneur, James Lee has been finding agribusiness opportunities throughout the Devon, England, region for nearly 20 years. His singular focus? Maintaining the family farm. Listing his projects was a feat in itself as we overlooked his pasture in the English countryside. Once he graduated from university in 2006, Lee knew that […] Read moreTag Archives conservation agriculture
New program to provide master class on soil agronomy
WINNIPEG — Soil health has become such a large part of agriculture that it even has its own glossary of terms. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has published a list of soil health terminology, which includes things like “aggregate stability,” “soil respiration” and a tool called an amoozemeter. In addition to the amoozemeter, which measures […] Read more
Trip to Rwanda shows conservation ag benefits
Foodgrains bank employees found that applying techniques to Africa’s challenging production conditions tripled yields
An image of two plants is imprinted in Luke Lorentz’s mind after his recent trip to Rwanda. They’re either sweet potatoes or cassava. One was grown with conservation agriculture techniques and one was grown without. The latter plant produced a few stringy vines and two small tubers. The other one, grown using conservation agriculture techniques, […] Read more
