Resources Tagged: Mulch

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  1. Panel: Competition for Mulch and Fodder

    Competition for mulch and fodder is one of the key issues constraining successful conservation agriculture in areas where livestock are a part of the agricultural system. Convenor: Putso Nyathi is a Conservation Agriculture Technical Officer for Southern Africa with MCC supporting CFGB funded...
    Mulch Fodder Conservation Agric... East Africa

  2. Mulch, mulch, mulch.

    2008-07-20 Keep the soil covered. At ECHO,the soil around nearly all our plantings—vegetables, fruits, grains, root and tuber crops, even forestry plots—is covered with organic matter.
    Mulch

  3. Echos From our Network

    1993-07-19 Martin Gingerich, Haiti. The note in EDN 39-4 on using Guinea grass,Panicum maximum, as a mulch for onions arrived while Martin was learning about a traditional system using Guinea grass in Haiti. This is in an area near La Valee Jacmel at about 800-1000 meters and 2,000 mm (80 inches) of...
    Mulch Guinea Grass

  4. Best Practices in Conservation Agriculture

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    2016-09-28 Farmers in many parts of the world, because of human population growth, have little choice but to crop their land continuously, with scarce resources to replace nutrients withdrawn by each successive crop. Crop residues are often lost as a source of organic matter and mulch, usually through...
    Soil Erosion Soil Remediation Soil Fertility Soil Disturbance Crop Diversity Plant Diversity Soil Conservation Mulch Conservation Agric...

  5. Green Manure Crops

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    1985-01-01 Green manure crops are crops that are [often times in North America] grown to be turned under to increase soil fertility. Leguminous green manure crops ( i.e., those which can make nitrogen fertilizers from atmospheric nitrogen) can offer small-scale Third World farmers a tremendous number of...
    Mulch Conservation Agric... Soil Fertility Jackbean Mucuna Cover Crops Green Manures Green Manure Cover... Green Manures and ...

  6. The Amazing Effects of Rice Straw

    2010-01-01 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #4 Does rice straw have any value? Looking at the practices of most farmers, it seems not! The burning of rice straw is a common sight during the harvest period in many parts of Asia. Yet a number of farmers think otherwise. One of them is Isidro Prado from...
    Soil Remediation Soil Fertility Rice Mulch Organic Asia

  7. Dryland Techniques and Mulches

    1996-10-19 Zai Holes Harness Termites to Increase Crop Yields Grass Mulch: An Innovative Way of Gardening in the Dry Tropics Colored Plastic Mulches Thick Mulch for No-Till Gardens Rice Hull Mulch
    Zai Pit Zai Hole Mulch

  8. Sheet Mulch - Lasagna Composting

    Sheet composting is an ancient technique that has many practical applications today. Also referred to as lasagna composting or sheet mulching, sheet composting is a cold composting method that has been used by people around the world for generations. It is an excellent way to convert grass to...
    Lasagna Gardening No Till Composting Mulch

  9. FM 2012 Farming Matters Vol 28 #1

    2012-03-20 Insect conservation Agrobiodiversity@knowledged Managing for higher yields Insect conservation in the UK Insects, farmers and farm management Mulch, a home for insects All you need to know about bees Zambia: abuzz with bees A farmer-driven program to reinforce advocacy capacity
    Mulch Agrobiodiversity Insects Bees