Manure: Ancient Fertilizer in a Digital Age

An agricultural engineering expert with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will present a webinar Aug. 10 on the untapped value of manure as fertilizer.

Down to Earth: Cotton Efficiency

Purdue, U.S. Forest Service launch new, improved Alien Forest Pest Explorer

Purdue University and the U.S. Forest Service on Tuesday (July 12) announced the new and improved Alien Forest Pest Explorer interactive web tool.

Cotton: A Sustainable Choice in Alabama's Climate - Alabama Cooperative Extension System

There is nothing more sustainable or more down to earth than growing cotton in Alabama, according to Extension Cotton Agronomist Steve Brown.

Crushing it: North Dakota ready to ride wave of demand for soybean oil and meal

The North Dakota Soybean Processors plant at Casselton and the Green Bison plant at Spiritwood are signs of the growing demand for renewable fuel as well as feed for the livestock industry.

Planting begins but waiting isn't over yet for Red River Valley farmer

Vance Johnson of Breckenridge, Minnesota, has offered up a 60-acre field for five years of study on soil health and conservation practices.

Global food trade research upends assumptions about how biodiversity fares

In this week's Nature Food, Michigan State University (MSU) researchers find that imports from high-income countries benefit biodiversity in low-income countries.

Sugarbeets into no-till corn? Minnesota farm is home to test plot, field day

Vance Johnson of Breckenridge, Minnesota, has offered up a 60-acre field for five years of study on soil health and conservation practices.

Beating back invasive species helps ranchers in tallgrass prairie

Understanding the ecosystem provides the script for writing a successful story against unwanted species in the tallgrass prairie, according to two conservation advocates who are also ranchers from Wilson County,

Agriculture plays key role in limiting climate change

When it comes to solving Earth’s climate crisis, the agricultural and forestry sectors are some of the hardest areas to change, yet a new report suggests that these areas will play a key role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The latest report by the U.N Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, released earlier this week, summarizes new ...