Soil Health is the foundation of sustainable farming success.
Healthy soil is where your regenerative journey begins. Through targeted cover cropping, conservation tillage, and strategic crop rotation, you can reduce fertilizer costs by 15–25% while improving your soil’s ability to retain moisture and nutrients. These practices build resilience against drought, extreme weather, and rising input costs.
Explore proven methods that deliver the fastest ROI and lay the groundwork for everything that follows in your sustainability pyramid.
Buffer zones and buffer strips are the areas between aquatic and terrestrial zones. The best-known buffer strips are wetlands and riparian zones. They can consist of natural or planted vegetation and serve as a place for water and matter storage. The two types of limitations that impact buffer zones are internal limitations and external…
Irrigation systems offer a variety of benefits. They allow for the growth of a wider variety of crops. They can be timed so that the hands-on portion of crop production is a little less cumbersome. They protect crops from irregular and dry weather conditions. They support leaching, which can remove harmful, crop-damaging salts within in…
Irrigation is defined as the artificial application of water to the soil through various systems of tubes, pumps, and sprayers. Approximately 20% of the world’s agricultural land is irrigated, yet 40% of the world food supply comes from irrigated lands with 70% of the world’s freshwater reserves being used for irrigation purposes. The main…
Agricultural drainage plays a crucial role in optimizing land productivity and soil health. It serves two primary purposes: removing excess surface and subsurface water and preventing soil salinity by flushing out soluble salts. Effective drainage enhances crop growth, improves soil conditions, and supports long-term sustainability in farming practices. Types of Agricultural Drainage Systems There are…
Soil. A living, breathing fundamental component of the world. Without it, we would not be able to grow food. There would be no trees and plants growing to provide us with the delicious oxygen so necessary to our existence. Our water would not be purified. We would more or less just be screwed. Yet, we…
Hydrology is a branch of the scientific and engineering discipline that deals with the occurrence, distribution, movement and properties of water above and below the land surfaces of the earth. It deals with the relations and interactions of water with the environment, including biota. Hydrological studies allow for the planning, design and realization of water…
