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Organic matter serves important role in soil health
The contributions of soil organic matter and how to maintain or increase it.
Stockpiled Summer Annual Forages as a Replacement for Fall Wheat Pasture
Ranchers have opportunities to increase production of different annual forages on a portion of the acres they normally plant to wheat.
Bill Buckner: Committed to Cover Crops and Advancing Their Use on Farms, Ranches Across the U.S.
Rob Myers, Ph.D., regional coordinator for North Central Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education at the University of Missouri, describes Bill Buckner, retiring president and CEO of the Noble Research Institute, as an advocate for cover crops who is committed to helping farmers and ranchers overcome challenges in adopting them for their soil health benefits.
5 Protected Ag Technologies That Help Fruit, Vegetable Growers Face Harsh Weather
Specialty crop growers can use protected agriculture technologies to manage risks associated with growing fruits and vegetables in unpredictable, often extreme weather events. Technologies include raised beds equipped with plastic mulch film, floating crop covers, low tunnels and high tunnel hoop houses.
So You Want To Grow Cover Crops: 3 Questions to Ask Before You Start
Cover crops can provide soil health benefits, but it is important to have a plan. Before growing cover crops, producers should consider goals, herbicide and pesticide use, and available resources.
Great Challenge 1: Economic Uncertainty
One of the greatest challenges facing agriculture is economic uncertainty. Farmers and ranchers can mitigate economic risk by building resiliency in their operations, and Noble research aims to help.
Fixing Hairy Vetch’s Bad Reputation
Noble scientists are using the gene editing technique CRISPR to improve legume cover crops.
Do’s and Don’ts of Cover Cropping
We started our cover crop journey about four years ago and would like to share some of the benefits and the firsthand experiences we have witnessed.
No More Bare Ground
Wind and water carries tons of topsoil, the foundation of life, away from farmland each year. The soil, and its ability to produce food, slowly weakens. Farmers and ranchers are increasingly adopting an old-time armor for soil: cover crops. But they have many questions that still need answered.
About the Sunflowers Growing at Noble
The sunflowers along Sam Noble Parkway are being grown as a cover crop and as a border around cover crop research plots.