[Link] Dig in to field scouting
Carry a shovel while scouting crops — checking soil structure is key to understanding how plants are functioning.
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[Link] Brief: The USDA wants your input on food supply chain resiliency
The USDA is now seeking public comments on how to improve and revamp food supply chains including production, processing, and distribution.
[Link] Organic farmers not afraid of technology
Organic farmers are embracing the ag-tech age, using high-tech solutions to run down their weed burden.
[Link] As the West Faces a Drought Emergency, Some Ranchers are Restoring Grasslands to Build Water Reserves
In the face of ongoing drought, ranchers across the western United States are restoring their grasslands and water cycles. But will it be enough to su…
[Link] Organic farmers push to improve soil structure in the dry
Improving soil structure and becoming more sustainable are the key goals for the McIntosh family, organic farmer.
[Link] Conservation management offers benefits
Agriculture can play a role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
[Link] What are fungi, and what do they have to do with . . . everything?
Fungi are critical to the way so many things work on our planet.
[Link] The Transition To Regenerative Will Require Innovative Farmers—And Creative Financial And Retail Partners
McCarty Family Farms is a family-owned dairy farm with four locations in Kansas and Nebraska as well as a partnership that owns MVP dairy in Ohio. The…
[Link] Controlling White Mold with Cereal Rye Ahead of Strip-Tilled Soybeans
Seeking to reduce his reliance on herbicide applications, Beaver Dam, Wis.,
strip-tiller Ryan Nell explains his motivation for seeding cereal rye as …
[Link] 3 Sustainable Ideas for Healthier Vegetable Crops
Recent research focuses on using fewer chemicals and adopting natural, low-cost alternatives for better plant and fruit quality.
