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#Agriculture #Science #Grassland #Forage #Pasture #Livestock

Julius-Kühn-Institut Thünen-Institut ZALF

A few hours spent picking elderberries. I'll make a syrup and a cordial from these. The picking element takes up a lot of time, but the end product is well worth it 🙌🏿 @jay_plantpower
#elderberry #forage #health #nature #wild

Alternative crops offer producers diversification and late-planting options https://www.allforgardening.com/1925622/alternative-crops-offer-producers-diversification-and-late-planting-options/ #CropAndWeatherReports #Forage #GardeningInTexas #SpecialtyCrops

Projet américain d’exploitation de pétrole au Groenland
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/08/greenland-iwarning-trump-linked-oil-firm-prepares-drill
#impérialisme #média #pétrole #Groenland #Danemark #USA #politique #énergie #diplomatie #forage #environnement #pollution

Can You Grow a Sweetclover in Far West Texas?

Currently the Texas organic program has several producers farming in Far West Texas working with soils that have a high pH and some salt and sodium concerns. Their irrigation water also carries moderate levels of salts and sodium. These are not unusual conditions in Far West Texas, but they complicate crop selection. Over time, sodium can weaken soil aggregation, reduce water infiltration, and make it more difficult for roots to explore the soil. Salinity adds another stress because plants must use more energy to extract water from the soil. The goal is to continue to find and grow crops that can not only help the bottom line but add to soil fertility and overall soil health. That is a lot to ask of any crop but especially a sweetclover crop!

Hubam Sweetclover is a Surprise Crop

Hubam is an annual white sweetclover. It is a legume, which means it can form a relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria and obtain much of its nitrogen from the atmosphere rather than from purchased fertilizer. That is valuable in an organic farming system, but nitrogen fixation is only part of the story.

Sweetclover develops a strong taproot that can explore deeper portions of the soil profile. Those roots create channels, add organic matter below the soil surface, and help move carbon deeper into the soil. When the roots eventually die, the channels remain available for water movement, air exchange, soil organisms, and the roots of future crops. This “biological tillage” provides a living root that opens the soil while also feeding microbes, adding carbon, and protecting the surface. Also, Hubam has a history of performing on alkaline soils and even doing so with some salt and sodium problems.

Recently, I was out in Far West Texas and got a chance to see my first field of Hubam Sweetclover and was surprised by the 5 to even 6 feet tall plants, heavily branched, and still productive even though it was the end of July and the crop was seeded out and going down. This is normal for a cool season clover, still the crop was demonstrating that an annual white sweetclover could survive and produce substantial forage and root mass even under some tough soil and water conditions. It is known to be about the most heat tolerant of all the clovers and as you can see will be growing and blooming late into summer. One source said it can get 10′ tall!

Can all that Hubam Sweetclover seed be harvested??

You can easily see from the picture that Hubam Sweetclover produces a lot of seed and is known for reseeding itself because of its good viable seed production. Unfortunately harvesting that seed for future use in other fields may be a real challenge. First, all sweetclover plants are indeterminate. That means the plant does not flower, mature, and dry down all at once. On the same plant you can see white flowers, green pods, mature brown pods, green stems, and drying stems which creates a harvest problem, when do you start? When the oldest seed is mature enough to harvest, the newest seed may still be immature. Waiting for the entire plant to mature increases the risk that the earliest, most mature seed will shatter and fall to the ground. Cutting earlier protects some of the mature seed but potentially leaves more immature seed in the windrow.

The crop is also tall and tangled. The large stems can remain green longer than the fine branches and seed pods. A combine may thresh dry seed but stall out processing heavy, moist stems. Swathing was recommended by most of the seedsmen I contacted. Darcy Turner at Turner Seed has decades of experience and he recommended swathing at about 50% dark brown to black seed. You can run a conventional swather, but the crimpers need to be open as wide as possible to minimize crushing and pod disturbance. We sure don’t want to strip off the seed with a crimper. Your combine needs a pickup attachment, but they are not too hard to find especially around any silage crop growers.

Lastly, you may be wondering if there is any problem with harvesting the seed to use either on your own farm or to sell to your neighbor – don’t worry it is not a protected variety and has been around for decades.

If You’re not into Seed Harvest, then What?

Talking with the Far West Texas farmers they like the Hubam Sweetclover but the seed is very hard to find – probably because it is so hard to harvest! That said we did discuss another variety developed because it was similar to Hubam but had some different or even better plant characteristics.

Silver River1 was developed and released through Texas A&M AgriLife Research. and is described in the Journal of Plant Registrations, Volume 11, Issue 2, pages 112–115.2 It is closely related in function and growth habit to Hubam and was selected primarily for resistance to sweetclover rust, a disease that can severely damage susceptible sweetclover plants. Published evaluations found Silver River to be similar to Hubam in maturity and forage production while having much greater rust resistance.

https://youtu.be/qowHMEwm9bQ?si=6gpi8TWRKkQYzfyH

Rust may not be the first concern that comes to mind in the dry environment around Pecos. However, irrigation and a dense crop canopy can create humid conditions within the stand. Disease resistance is rarely a disadvantage, even when disease pressure is inconsistent. More importantly, Silver River may provide many of the same soil-building and forage functions as Hubam while being more available through several commercial seed sources. We haven’t tried it in Far West Texas yet but overall it has the potential and genetics to do really well – try a test plot and see.

Sweetclover as Hay

Both Hubam and Silver River can produce substantial forage, but sweetclover should not be managed exactly like alfalfa. As sweetclover matures, the main stems become large and woody. For hay, cutting time is critical and like other legumes earlier cutting generally provides better forage quality and finer stems, but it sacrifices some total tonnage and even root development. Later cutting produces more biomass but also increases stem size, slows drying, and reduces forage quality.

Sweetclover also requires special attention during curing since moldy sweetclover hay can develop dicoumarol, an anticoagulant associated with sweetclover bleeding disease in livestock. This risk comes from improperly cured or mold-damaged hay rather than from healthy plants standing in the field. Grazing is their strong suit, but they can be cut for hay and cattle love it!

1. Silver River Annual Sweetclover ↩︎
2. Registration of ‘Silver River’ Sweetclover ↩︎

Vereinfachte Eingabe von komplexen Daten in Wikibase

Datenmodelle können komplex sein und viele Klassen sowie Properties (oder Eigenschaften) enthalten, die miteinander verbunden sind – da verliert man schnell den Überblick. Gerade wenn man länger keine Daten mehr in einem Daten-Management-System wie Wikibase angelegt hat, kann es leicht passieren, dass man erst wieder die Datenmodell-Dokumentation lesen muss, bevor man loslegen kann.

Wikibase ist die freie Open-Source-Software, auf der Wikidata, die öffentliche Wissensdatenbank der Wikimedia-Bewegung, basiert. Wikibase ist ein bekanntes und weit verbreitetes Werkzeug in GLAM- und Forschungsdaten-Communities. Es ist beliebt wegen der Vielzahl an Funktionen, die es standardmäßig bietet, der großen Open-Source-Community, die Erweiterungen dafür entwickelt, und der Flexibilität, es an individuelle Datenanforderungen anzupassen. Diese Flexibilität kann jedoch auch zu Problemen bei der Benutzerfreundlichkeit führen.

Denn wenn man eine neue Entität für eine bestimmte Klasse anlegen möchte, weiß man auf den standardmäßig eingerichteten Wikibase-Seiten nicht:

• Welche Informationen, die für diese Art von Entität zu erwarten wären, fehlen?
• Welche Eigenschaft sollte für die jeweilige Information verwendet werden (zum Beispiel „Land“ vs. „Herkunftsland“)?

Genau für diesen Fall war es das Ziel, innerhalb einer Wikibase4Research-Instanz ein Formular für ein Datenmodell rund um Theaterproduktionen und Aufführungen zu entwickeln. Wikibase4Research ist ein individuell konfigurierbarer Docker-Container, der die Standard-Wikibase-Distribution erweitert. Er wurde vom Open Science Lab der TIB im Rahmen des NFDI4Culture-Konsortiums entwickelt und wird für Projekte wie die von der Universität Leipzig initiierte Performing Arts Database (PAD) genutzt.

Bei der Recherche nach geeigneten Lösungen für den PAD-Anwendungsfall sind wir auf forage gestoßen. Das User Script fügt jedem Wikibase-Item einen neuen Reiter hinzu, über den sich ein Formular öffnet, das alle für das aktuelle Item relevanten Properties anzeigt. Die Dateneingabe wird dabei durch vereinfachte Eingabefelder erleichtert.

Das Skript hat bei den ersten Tests sehr gut funktioniert, allerdings fehlten uns noch einige Features. Wir haben uns daher entschieden, das öffentliche Repository zu forken und eine Erweiterung zu schreiben. Das daraus entstandene Skript „forage extended“ ist weiterhin Open Source und im Gitlab von Wikibase4Research für alle verfügbar.

Folgende Features wurden neu integriert:

• Schema-basiertes Formularlayout:
  Eigenschaften werden über ein Konfigurationsobjekt nach Entitätstyp gruppiert und sortiert.
• Neues Item anlegen für bestimmte Klasse:
  Beim Öffnen der „Formulare“ in Forage für ein leeres Element wird ein Bildschirm zur Klassenauswahl angezeigt; durch Anklicken einer Klasse werden die erforderlichen Eigenschaften automatisch gesetzt und das Formular neu geladen – dies kann im Konfigurationsobjekt festgelegt werden.
• Unterstützung von Qualifikatoren:
  Konfigurierbare Qualifikator-Eingabefelder erscheinen direkt unter der übergeordneten Eigenschaft. (So kann beispielsweise ein Rollenname für die Eigenschaft Schauspieler:in direkt hinzugefügt werden.)
• Validierung von Pflichtfeldern:
  Als Pflichtfelder markierte Felder werden mit einem roten Sternchen gekennzeichnet und in einem Warnbanner aufgelistet, bis ein Wert gespeichert wurde.

Das daraus entstandene Skript vereinfacht die manuelle Erfassung neuer Entitäten erheblich: Man muss nicht mehr selbst nach den richtigen Eigenschaften suchen, sondern hat sie immer direkt vor Augen.

Wir planen, „Forage Extended“ über einen Merge-Request an das Repository, in dem die Originalversion gehostet wird, wieder in das breitere Open-Source-Ökosystem einzubringen und damit anderen Mitgliedern der Wikibase-Community dabei zu helfen, ihre komplexen Daten einfacher einzugeben.

I absolutely adore the Black Forager. Her energy is amazing. So much fun.
https://youtube.com/shorts/-LMotJzn99Y
#forage #food

Wild Food Series Part 5: Dock 🌱 yellow dock, curly dock #wildfood #foraging #forage #freefood #dock https://www.allforgardening.com/1765533/wild-food-series-part-5-dock-%f0%9f%8c%b1-yellow-dock-curly-dock-wildfood-foraging-forage-freefood-dock/ #EdibleGardening

There's nothing quite like a cloudless non sprayed day. I foraged some wild gorse flowers, went frolicking in a meadow, bumped into a lovely lady and her giant dog, walked Barefoot, whistled back to birds as though we were in delightful conversation and just was...☀️
#forage #wildflowers #wildfoods #nature #health #life #sun

5 different edibles found within 1m square of grassland. Well, the bramble bud was found along the treeline. The flavour profiles we have here from left to right are; subtly sweet (dandelion), sharp/lemony (Common Sorrel), coconutty (Bramble bud), earthy (Plantain bud), green/leafy (Clover). ☀️❤️
#forage #nature #wild #summer #life #plants #jayplantpower

These ones are looking perfect for dinner.

#mushrooms #forage

The oyster mushrooms are enjoying this spring weather.

These ones are a little past prime for picking, but there are lots of others.

#forage #fungi

A light forage through the shrub was successful. I added some nettles to this curry and a mango spicey sauce courtesy of a good friend from Trinidad. I didn't find any edible fungi today but I'm thankful all the same for nature's bounty ❤️🌿🙌🏿
#nature #forage #wild #health #food #foodporn #homecooking #jayplantpower #life #health #wellbeing

Nebraska wildfires leave ranchers scrambling for forage

https://www.farmprogress.com/forage/nebraska-wildfires-leave-ranchers-scrambling-for-forage

#HackerNews #Nebraska #wildfires #ranchers #forage #wildfires2023 #agriculture #news #farming

From ground to kitchen to pan to belly ❤️
Wild garlic is plentiful at this time of year, but take your time. My hand and arrow are pointing to the toxic Lords and ladies plant growing amongst crisp delicious wild garlic.
nature reminds us once again to slow down and take time... 🌿🌳🌲
I cooked up a wild garlic omollete with my spoils.
#forage #toxic #nature #love #wild #wildgarlic #woods cook #food #foodporn #fresh

Some stunning Elf cup fungi and a handsome ladybird. Tales from old speak of fairies and pixies running around the woods, dancing and singing whilst drinking nectar from the chasms of these vibrant red mushrooms.
They are edible when cooked and make an interesting addition to any dish but they're not that tasty imo ✨🐞🍄🌼🌳☀️
#fungi #mushroom #nature #forage #wild #spring #forest #woods #

My first taste of wild garlic this year. In Northern hemispheres, we would bring in the new year around this time. We've survived the bitter winter&now we get to see new shoots, plants& flowers springing into life.

It's a time to rejuvenate the body&mind. Longer days& sunlight & an abundance of gifts from nature. This is what we should be thankful for. This is the real new year ❤️✨
#nature #forage #spring #newyear #wildgarlic #plants #earth #folklore #spirit

One of the few places to escape the aggressive bombardment of adverts in day to day life 🌳🍁🌲

#nature #forage #earth #outside #escapethematrix #connect #wild

I was taught to fear wild mushrooms as a kid. That fear stuck with me till I decided to learn and gain knowledge about what I didn't know.

Yes mushrooms can be deadly, but they can also be food, medicine, kindling, tool sharpener, spiritual guide and more 🍄❤️

#mushroom #fungi #forage #health

#MOFGA - #PlantCorridors

By Heather McCargo, Photos by Jean English, Winter 2014-2015

"#NativePlant corridors attract #pollinators and #wildlife to your farm by stretching across your property to connect your piece of #NativeHabitat to nearby #meadows, #wetlands or #woodlands. This creates a much larger area for #NativePollinators to #forage, raise young and migrate. Corridors may run along a road, between fields, in a #swale or on the edge of a #forest, connecting habitats off the property and returning native plants to the parts of the farm not suitable for traditional crops.

This article describes two approaches to creating native habitat corridors: changing #mowing habits to favor native species, and planting woody and herbaceous combinations to increase native plant diversity on the farm.

Populations of all native species are in decline across the state. Our human footprint is taking its toll on wild creatures, including pollinators such as #bees and #butterflies that are so important on the farm for crop pollination. Native plant species each share an evolutionary history with indigenous insects, birds, reptiles, mammals, bacteria and fungi. When native plants are gone, many of these creatures go too, leading to a collapse of ecosystem function. Farmers benefit from the services provided by a healthy ecosystem, such as groundwater recharge; clean surface streams and ponds; pollination; a diversity of birds, spiders and amphibians to eat many insects including crop pests; and beneficial soil fungi and bacteria. Fortunately, when native plants are reintroduced into a landscape, many of these other creatures return.

As farmers and landowners, we can bring native plants, and the attendant diversity, back into the Maine landscape in a way that works with a farmer’s busy schedule. Many native plants thrive in dry, wet and shady areas that are poor sites for traditional farm crops."

Learn more:
https://www.mofga.org/resources/pollinators/plant-corridors/

#SolarPunkSunday #GardeningForPollinators #NativePlantCorridors #Gardening #Farming #Homesteading #Nature #NatureConservation #NatureRestoration #Maine

Other than the safflower oil, I can grow and/or #forage all the ingredients in the recipe here in #Maine [#Wabanaki land].

#GrowYourOwnFood #Foraging #SolarPunkSunday #EatLocally

Oak's acorn bounty
Ground just carpeted with nuts
Deer feast in progress

#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #Seasons #Autumn #Fall #Winter #Acorn #Acorns #Oak #Trees #Nuts #Treenuts #Deer #Tree #Food #Forage #USA #Photography

November 16, 2025

Les émissions brutes de gaz à effet de serre ont été réduites de 16,7 % en 2024, au Brésil.
Lula soutient "un vaste projet d’exploration pétrolière au large de l’Amazonie. Le forage de la compagnie publique Petrobras a débuté en octobre, après le feu vert de l’agence environnementale publique Ibama."
https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2025/11/04/au-bresil-la-plus-forte-baisse-des-emissions-de-gaz-a-effet-de-serre-en-quinze-ans-notamment-grace-a-la-lutte-contre-la-deforestation_6651413_3244.html

Huit organisations environnementales, autochtones, quilombolas et de pêcheurs demandent une injonction à suspendre les opérations :
https://www.oc.eco.br/en/ngos-sue-government-over-oil-drilling-at-the-amazon-river-mouth/

#déforestation #puitsDeCarbone #Amazonie #CO2 #carbone #Brésil #COP30 #émissions #Brésil #Lula #pétrole #forage

Wild Foods Day.

#wildfood #foraging #wildfoodlove #forage #nature #foragedfood #forager #mushrooms #food #fungi #outdoors #wildmushrooms #hunting #mushroom #foodporn #wildedibles #foraged #mycology #mushroomhunting #culinarybiodiversity #foodie #finedining #foragingforfood #culinary #seasonal #chefstalk #naturalcooking #plantbased #wildgame #eatwild

https://itsmostamazingindia.wordpress.com/2025/10/28/wild-foods-day/

Had a cool moment earlier where the younglings approached me asking me about how they heard the pine tree we have might maybe make a tea and I was like YES, and with winter near maybe this is the year I learn more about foraging the evergreens. If you #forage or are into #survival, what is your fav?

Fotovorschlag: Alltagsgegenstände im Fokus / PhotoRecommendation: Everyday objects in focus
(Tangentially: Bäume / Trees)

The high-hanging fruit had a surprise inside 🤩

#Fotovorschlag #PhotoRecommendation #SilentSunday #star #fruit #apple #forage #MathArt #photography #geometry #nature

It’s been a good year for … apples, amongst other fruit.

Two apples from different local trees on common ground that I’d not noticed before (so not scrumping, then 😀 ). The local community orchards are usually stripped before the fruit is ripe ☹️

The left apple is mild and the right one is sharp and a bit astringent.

#apples #forage #photographh