From the myth of collapsing root balls to the myth of compost tea - learn the facts about a range of tips you may have heard through the years about healthy soil, pretty mulch, and more.
Calculating rental rates for irrigated farmland requires the consideration of many factors such as soil productivity, location and length of growing season. Here's a guide to creating a baseline for rental agreements.
Carrot rust flies are well-known to growers of carrots, parsnips, celeriac, celery and other umbelliferous crops. The adults don’t do any damage, but after eggs hatch, larvae burrow into the soil and feed on the roots.
Late winter and early spring can be a perilous time for livestock. It's a time when even a full stomach won't stave off starvation. That's why livestock managers must pay close attention to the health of their animals.
You can determine rental rates for pasturing cattle and sheep by using the average cost in an area and then factoring in variables such as animal size, pasture quality, work done by each party and lease length.