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A new grant program from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, created to help new farmers with the cost of purchasing needed equipment and infrastructure, awarded 97 grants totaling $856,833 in […]
A national team of agritourism experts received funding from USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture for a project that will develop guidelines for generating agritourism revenue. The three-year project […]
Research from the Universities of Göttingen and Halle, published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, showed that combining specific agricultural and environmental measures at the landscape level improves habitat for […]
A study by researchers at Penn State University examined how microclimates on farms, or slightly warmer areas in fields, affect pollination and crop yields. Testing on a wild blueberry field […]
The Organic Association of Kentucky (OAK) invites farmers and interested speakers to submit a proposal for presenting at the 15th Annual Farming Conference, slated for January 30-31, 2026, in Frankfort, […]
A new report released by the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation provides a roadmap for recovering butterfly populations across the United States. The report is a response to a study […]
The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) introduced the Meat and Dairy Emissions Dashboard, a database of major meat and dairy companies’ climate-related risk and emissions reporting. Corporate climate-related […]
An international team from six research institutes developed a biodegradable solar cell module power source so small and light that it can be attached to a plant stem or leaf […]
A study from the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology found that setting aside at least 20% of agricultural landscapes for rewilding and adopting wildlife-friendly practices on remaining farmland could […]
A model developed by researchers at North Carolina State University can suggest the optimal conditions for farmers to plant cover crops. Although agronomic benefits of cover crops are widely recognized, […]
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