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Results of a study at the University of Reading highlighted the economic benefits of planting flower strips in apple orchards to attract beneficial insects that prey on pests. The researchers […]
A team of California educators is producing a 25-part video series to help train new people to work with California’s specialty crops. Collaborators at University of California, Davis and UC […]
Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists developed a method to use spinach antimicrobial peptides as a defense against two economically devastating plant diseases. Researchers delivered the peptides, known as defensins, to […]
Aridification, a long-term drying trend, has serious implications for global agriculture and water systems, according to a study published in Nature Water. The study leader, Narcisa Pricope of Mississippi State […]
Soils research published in the journal Science by the Netherlands Institute of Ecology showed that the less intensively you manage the soil, the better the soil can function. This study […]
The National Organic Program (NOP) published a new microlearning to the Organic Integrity Learning Center, titled A Newcomer’s Guide to Certification for Handlers. This microlearning provides three new downloadable resources […]
University of Florida researchers published a study in the Journal of Dairy Science on their work to develop a dairy cattle feed supplement that results in less methane production and […]
A study from South Dakota State University concluded that reductions in tillage intensity have contributed to an increase in soil organic carbon levels and higher corn and soybean yields in […]
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has awarded 33 Choose Iowa value-added grants to Iowa farmers and small businesses. Each of 33 successful applicants will receive up to $25,000 […]
Scientists from Michigan State University published a study in Nature Sustainability, documenting how co-locating solar arrays on agricultural land can help farmers stay solvent. Research in California showed that farmers […]
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