2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (297+ words) Jeff Jackson has practiced no-till in northern Illinois since 1990 and transitioned to mostly continuous corn over the past decade. Since Jackson adopted no-till, average yields on his farm have increased from about 150 to nearly 280 bushels per acre, leaving substantially more…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (381+ words) Do you farm simply to make as much money as possible, or because of a deep love for nature? - By Koos du Pisanie For Veronica Rorich, the answer is undoubtedly the latter. After a successful career as a psychologist in…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (411+ words) The ‘Golden Mile’ is a narrow strip of coastal farmland near Boknes and Alexandria on the Eastern Cape coast. This strip is one of South Africa's premier dairy-producing hubs, driven by an ideal combination of fertile soils, fairly predictable rainfall…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (524+ words) AFTER spending a brilliant few days last month on the Glan Usk estate in Crickhowell enjoying the annual phenomenon that is the Green Man Festival, I started thinking about the future of rural communities, which in Wales tends to gravitate…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (281+ words) Countryside ‘is under attack’ from 27 Labour policies ANDY Burnham has been urged to reset his government's relationship with rural Britain amid campaigners’ claims Labour has imposed 27 policies harmful to their community. A Campaign for the Countryside — launching on September 14 — will…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (487+ words) ORGANIC farmers Amelia and Jason Greenway are realising their vision for producing the highest quality meat from rare breed livestock, while also restoring the ecological health of their tenant farm in Devon. When the Greenways took on the tenancy of…...