07/22/2023 SOURCE: www.marshallindependent.com
MARSHALL — For agronomy students at Southwest Minnesota State University, learning means getting out into the fields. On Tuesday, Owen Colline led a tour group through plots of land planted with different types of cover crops. Colline, an SMSU student and agriculture intern, said some of the “survivors” among the species of cover plants included […]
Having a field day with ag
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07/22/2023 SOURCE: www.wqow.com
Today area farmers learned how they can better manage their crops at an agronomy field day.
Agronomy Field Day Calls for Updates Trials and Evaluations of Crops
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07/20/2023 SOURCE: www.msn.com
A Summit Carbon representative told the Argus Leader they expect the Iowa ruling to set a precedent for preemption of South Dakota county ordinances.
Summit Carbon stopped an Iowa county's pipeline law. South Dakota counties could be next.
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07/20/2023 SOURCE: www.eventbrite.com
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07/20/2023 SOURCE: www.14news.com
Many Tobacco farmers in Daviess County are now producing Cigar Wrapper Tobacco in light of the Tobacco industries recent change in demand.
Daviess Co. tobacco farmers evolve with the industry producing Cigar Wrapper Tobacco
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07/17/2023 SOURCE: www.thewesterlysun.com
When Al Schafbuch cut back on plowing his Iowa fields decades ago and later began growing cover crops, he was out to save money on fertilizer and reduce erosion. He
Farm fields may help to store carbon, but how much?
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07/17/2023 SOURCE: www.msn.com
DYSART, Iowa (AP) — When Al Schafbuch cut back on plowing his Iowa fields decades ago and later began growing cover crops, he was out to save money on fertilizer and reduce erosion. He got those benefits and saw his soil change for the better, too: dark, chunky, richly organic matter that he said feels like “chocolate cake.”
Farm fields don’t just feed us. They store carbon. But a big question is how much
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Topics: Soil Health, Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Sustainability,
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Topics: Agriculture US, Economics,
Changes in Farm Employment, 1969 to 2021
The past half-century has witnessed tremendous change in farm employment, and it remains foundational to the economy in many rural regions. Farm employment — the number of workers engaged in…
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07/13/2023 SOURCE: www.adn.com
Point Mackenzie Correctional Farm feels nothing like a typical prison. That’s by design.
At Alaska’s prison farm, a different way of serving time
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