John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Education U.S. NorthEast, Economics, Urban Farming, Regenerative Agriculture, Renewable Energy (Solar/Wind),
Study Finds Plants Would Grow Well in Solar Cell Greenhouses
You can definitely grow plants (and make electricity) in a greenhouse made of see-through solar panels.
-
(0)
-
Bookmark
- Comments (0)
John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Education U.S. NorthEast, Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Research, World Population,
-
(0)
-
Bookmark
- Comments (0)
John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Education U.S. NorthEast, Hobby Farming, Gardening, Urban Farming,
There are different ways to test your soil | Detroit Lakes Tribune
The Detroit Lakes Tribune has begun featuring a gardening column, courtesy of the Becker County Master Gardeners. The Master Gardener program is offered by the University of Minnesota Extension Service. If you have an interest in plants and gardening and would enjoy sharing that interest with others, apply at the Becker County Extension Office to become a volunteer Master Gardener.
-
(0)
-
Bookmark
- Comments (0)
John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Precision AG , Agriculture US, Education U.S. NorthEast, Agriculture Global, Water, Sustainability, Research,
News: Corn Belt Farmland Has Lost a Third of its Carbon-Rich Soil | College of Natural Sciences | UMass Amherst
UMass Amherst researchers used remote sensing to quantify the previously underestimated erosion
-
(0)
-
Bookmark
- Comments (0)
John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Precision AG , Agriculture US, Cover Crops, Crop Consultant, Education U.S. NorthEast, Education U.S. SouthEast, Education U.S. MidWest, Education U.S. West, Sustainability, Research,
Pulse Diseases Focus Of Multi-State Research Effort, Feb. 9 Webinar
Pulses have become a very successful crop in the MonDak following their introduction to the region in the 1990s. Today, North Dakota and Montana have consistently ranked #1 and #2 in pulse production in the US for more than a decade. That success, however, has also brought with it-increased threats from disease. Luckily, that threat, in turn, has a...
-
(0)
-
Bookmark
- Comments (0)
01/08/2021 SOURCE: www.wvnews.com
-
(0)
-
Bookmark
- Comments. (0)
Isaac L
Topics: Cotton, Education U.S. NorthEast, Sustainability, Research,
-
(0)
-
Bookmark
- Comments (0)
Isaac L
Topics: Corn/Maize, Education U.S. NorthEast, Food/Nutrition, Sweet Corn, World Hunger, World Population,
Cash in on the health benefits of corn
Many of us have great summer memories surrounding sweet corn. In the Midwest, when sweet corn is ready, our meals take on a different look as ears of corn make their way to our plates. But there’s more to corn than just the version on the cob.
-
(2)
-
Bookmark
- Comments (3)
John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Corn/Maize, Soil Health, Precision AG , Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Education U.S. NorthEast, Agriculture Global, Conservation/Tillage, Sustainability, World Hunger, World Population,
Reduced soil tilling helps both soils and yields
By monitoring crops through machine learning and satellite data, Stanford scientists have found farms that till the soil less can increase yields of corn and soybeans and improve the health of the soil – a win-win for global food security.
-
(0)
-
Bookmark
- Comments (0)
John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Education U.S. NorthEast, Water, Sustainability, Research, World Population, Weather,
Predicting plant water needs in a warmer, drier world
New research suggests dry air and warmer temperatures may prompt bigger than expected changes in how water moves through plants. The adjustment may allow plants to survive with less water in future droughts, while downshifting how much carbon they absorb.
-
(0)
-
Bookmark
- Comments (0)










