Growing rice can slow soil loss and the lowering of surface elevation. Frank Bienewald/Getty Images Rice was grown in the Everglades Agricultural Area for a brief period in the 1950s, but it was ...
Layers of dense or compacted soil will prevent vertical farming systems (no-till, strip-till and vertical tillage) from reaching their potential. That’s important in light of coming government ...
Seasonal soil movement, erosion, and water intrusion are among the most common contributors to foundation stress across the state, particularly in areas with sandy or loosely compacted soils.
Government incentives, spurred by climate change fears, will likely nudge you toward reduced tillage programs and cover crops in the near future. On-farm tests conducted by Farm Journal field ...
Each summer, nearly 25,000 acres (10,000 hectares) of rice is cultivated in the Florida Everglades Agricultural Area, a roughly 1,100-square-mile (2,800-square-kilometer) area south of Lake Okeechobee ...