Entries by Tracy Mumma

Long-term Study Explores Impact of Management Practices on Soil Organic Carbon

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Michigan State University scientists published results of a long-term study at the Kellogg Biological Station. “Soil carbon change in intensive agriculture after 25 years of conservation management” explores best practices for building soil carbon through differing management strategies. This study observed soil organic carbon change over 25 years, across 10 different management systems, including annual row […]

Purina Animal Nutrition Scholarship

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Apply by April 17, 2025. Purina Animal Nutrition is offering $20,000 in scholarships to assist students in agriculture. High school seniors, graduates, and current undergrads with livestock, equine, or poultry experience can apply for a chance to be rewarded for their unwavering commitment and tireless work. To be eligible, applicants must plan to enroll in […]

Farmer Involvement Key in Developing Effective Biodiversity Strategies

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Researchers from the University of Exeter wrote in The Conversation about how the Burren Life project in Ireland is involving farmers in developing effective strategies to promote biodiversity on agricultural lands. The authors explain why incentive programs aimed at changing farmer behavior often fail to achieve long-term success: because they fail to acknowledge farmers’ understanding […]

Results of On-farm Onion Variety Trial Available

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Practical Farmers of Iowa published the results of a trial of six onion varieties, conducted by four cooperating farms. The cooperators measured yield and storage stability for Patterson, Talon, Blush, Ailsa Craig, Redwing, and Rossa di Milano onions. They also looked for a correlation between thrips resistance, yield, and storage stability, but found no such […]

Southern SARE Graduate Student Grant

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Applications are due May 16, 2025. The Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SSARE) program is accepting Graduate Student Grant Program proposals up to $22,000. This program is open to Master’s and PhD students, enrolled at accredited institutions across the Southern region, who are interested in exploring areas of sustainable agriculture through quantitative and qualitative […]

Agriculture Education Program Serving Youth in USVI

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The Center for Educational Growth (CFEG), an education-based nonprofit organization and hybrid online and in-person school, developed a virtual and in-person youth sustainable agriculture education program on St. Croix with grant support from the Southern SARE program. This model program exposes young people to agriculture in the Virgin Islands and encourages them to become entrepreneurs […]

Cynthia Hayes Memorial Scholarship

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Applications are due by May 1, 2025. The Southeastern African American Farmers’ Organic Network (SAAFON) and the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) are accepting applications for the Cynthia Hayes Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship, in memory of Cynthia Hayes, co-founder and former director of SAAFON, is a $5,000 award that includes the opportunity to connect with […]

US Poultry Fall Research Program Competition

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Preproposals for the fall round of funding are due by May 1, 2025. The USPOULTRY industry research grants program encompasses all segments of broiler, turkey, and commercial egg operations. One of USPOULTRY’s key strategic objectives is to increase the availability and constant improvement of the quality and safety of poultry products through comprehensive research. Researchers […]

Researchers Ask Livestock Producers Grazing Grassland to Complete Survey

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Researchers from South Dakota State University, West Texas A&M University, and Texas A&M AgriLife Research are inviting producers with livestock grazing on grassland to complete an online survey. The survey relates to pasture cropping, asking users their perception of the benefits, costs, and challenges of adopting pasture cropping and asking non-users of pasture cropping about […]

Research Summarizes Results of Using Cover Crops for Phytoremediation

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The Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research summarized the results of more than 100 scientific studies to identify cover crops that could be useful for phytoremediation of agricultural lands. Using plants to remediate soils is not a new idea, but utilizing cover crops to remediate agricultural lands is a less understood practice. In this study, researchers […]