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Jul 4, 2017 · Farming Plants – A Comparison. A report from the Humane Party analyzes the land-use, efficiency, and profitability of animal farming versus plant farming. The fact that animal agriculture is much more resource intensive than plant agriculture has become fairly well known among animal advocates.
They provide value to wildlife in spring blossoms and summer foliage, but the real magic comes from the massive fruit drop in autumn. Animals will travel from far and wide to reap the benefits of a fruiting apple tree… deer, raccoons, foxes, coyotes, squirrels, and pretty much every other herbivore and omnivore.
Mar 24, 2015 · Case study exploring the benefits of sympathetic management of farmland hedgerows for bumper crops of wildlife, specifically brown hairstreak.
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- Winter Rye (Secale cereale) Winter rye is a great annual late-season cover crop to plant in the fall or early winter. It can even be planted after the first light frost and still grow tall enough to be a viable cover crop.
- Common Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) Common buckwheat is an excellent choice for a fast-growing summer season ground cover. This annual grain can prevent erosion, outcompete weeds, and attract pollinators with its abundant blossoms.
- Crimson Clover (Trifolium incarnatum) Crimson clover is a widely used annual cover crop that is useful for its role as a nitrogen fixer that adds fertility to your soil.
- Sorghum-Sudangrass (Sorghum × drummondii) Sorghum-sudangrass is a hybrid annual cover crop that grows quickly, prefers the heat of summer and forms an extensive root structure.
crop: a cultivated plant that is grown and harvested, especially a grain, fruit, or vegetable. farmer: person who owns or manages a farm, cultivates land or crops, or raises animals. livestock: farm animals (such as cows, horses, and pigs) that are kept, raised, and used by people.
In agriculture, a bumper crop is a crop that has yielded an unusually productive harvest. The word "bumper" in this context comes from a usage that means "something unusually large", [1] which is where this term comes from. [2]
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Oct 29, 2020 · Farming was once believed to be a feat reserved only for big-brained hairless apes, but it turns out that animals don't need a central nervous system to tend crops. Here's our list of seven...
