Brett Muirhead

MSc. Agric: Pasture Science student.🌾Cover Crops🌿🌱
Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil, and you're a thousand miles from the maize field.

[Forage, Pasture & Land Regeneration Science Africa @FPLRS_UP]

#Forage #covercrop #research at its best in Drakensville, Kwazulu Natal RSA. #fplrs

[Forage, Pasture & Land Regeneration Science Africa @FPLRS_UP]

Near Infrared Spectroscopy training presented at the @FPLRS_UP African Forage Lab this morning. Thank you to AES and all the attendees. #NIRS #spectroscopy #Science #research #referencelaboratory #pasturescience cc @UPPlantAndSoil @ResearchUP

[Forage, Pasture & Land Regeneration Science Africa @FPLRS_UP]

Cover crop measurements while obtaining #SocialDistancing! Research won’t be stopped by #COVID19SouthAfrica. Good going @alexis_O0 @BrettMuirhead1 and Wayne!

[Brett Muirhead @BrettMuirhead1]

Thank you Prof Wayne Truter! Couldn't have gotten this far without your assistance and guidance!

[Forage, Pasture & Land Regeneration Science Africa @FPLRS_UP]

Thats why I love working with these awesome students of mine !!!! Im like a proud father !!! This world needs dedication and passion like this ! Well done #fplrs #forage #pasture #land_reclamtion #scientists

[WFO @worldfarmersorg]

#FamilyDay2020 #family and #farm: a unity that continuously co-evolves through generations💚, fulfilling economic, environmental, social and cultural functions of the broader rural economy and within territorial communities in which they live.
#FamilyFarm #FamilyFarmingDecade

[Steve Groff @CoverCropCoach]

Love that diversity!

[Innovative Farmers @IFarmers]

The #farmerled research into #intercropping found some promising results

eg. 1 farmer growing beans & wheat together cut #weed biomass by over 73% (2 years in a row!)

Sign up to a #webinar to hear from some of the farmers & researchers in this #fieldlab👉https://t.co/yna8Usunsl

[Brett Muirhead @BrettMuirhead1]

Been a year now since this awesome day!
#Graduation #BScAgric #PlantandSoilScience

[Brett Muirhead @BrettMuirhead1]

Very grateful to be at home on the Farm during this lockdown! 👨‍🌾🌾

[Forage, Pasture & Land Regeneration Science Africa @FPLRS_UP]

https://t.co/0AOrtaJK9Y

[Brett Muirhead @BrettMuirhead1]

Extremely Proud of my family! Couldn't have asked for a better home and foundation for life! Your sweat and tears have and will continue to prove it's worth!

#MuirheadFamily #Farming #Landbouweekliks

[USDA-NRCS Idaho @NRCS_Idaho]

How do cover crops save you money? For starters, they suppress weeds. https://t.co/9pHfDUJa3M #soilhealth fom @USDA_NRCS

[Brett Muirhead @BrettMuirhead1]

Valuable basics on cover crop selection!
#CoverCrops #ConservationAgriculture

[Nigeria Institute of Soil Science @nissng]

Cover crops have significant impacts on soil function such as, improving soil microbial diversity, suppressing weeds, breaking disease & pest cycles, managing soil compaction etc... However, the main challenge many farmers face is knowing which cover crop to use for their soil.

[Brett Muirhead @BrettMuirhead1]

@HeadysFarm @Weaving_Mach Thank you very much. All the best!

[Doug Adams @farmerdoug93]

After using #covercrops for 7 years I have not had a failure using glyphosate as my herbicide base. Very informative article.

[Field Work @fieldworktalk]

“When a cow or ewe ... eats grass, 70 to 80% of what they eat goes out the back end. And, in terms of nutrients and minerals, all we're doing is recycling those nutrients through the sheep and then back into the soil," says farmer Dave Scott. https://t.co/bcipaH4bvO #SoilHealth

[Brett Muirhead @BrettMuirhead1]

Die Landbouweekliks-span en Nadia Beukes kuier volgende week by 'n pionier van geenbewerking in Suid-Afrika, Anthony Muirhead, in die voetheuwels van die Drakensberge. Kom kuier saam, Dinsdagaand om 19:30 op VIA TV.

https://t.co/mbTOsidRVX

[Brett Muirhead @BrettMuirhead1]

Great articles for up and coming Conservation Agri Farmers! First steps towards a sustainable future!
#ConservationAgriculture #SoilHealth #Sustainability

[Agricology @agricology]

When sown correctly at the right time, undersown leys provide nutrient and water retention and help to protect against soil erosion and control weeds. @OrgResCent Read more here: https://t.co/cOua1Wjjk7

[MichiganFarmBureau @MichFarmBureau]

Have you thanked a farmer today? #StillFarming