Entries by Tracy Mumma

EQIP Bridge Loan Program

​The Soil Health Opportunities & Tools Fund (SHOT Fund) EQIP Bridge Loan program provides landowners and farmers with flexible funding to cover the upfront costs of installing USDA Environmental Quality […]

‘Illinois Grown’ Program Launches

The Illinois Department of Agriculture introduced Illinois Grown, a logo program for products signaling that items are either grown in Illinois or contain at least one ingredient sourced from the […]

Ideal Nitrogen Fertilizer Rates Climbing in Corn Belt

Iowa State University research published in Nature Communications revealed that the amount of nitrogen fertilizer needed to maximize the profitability of corn production in the Midwest has been increasing by […]

Report Explores Value of Rice Fields for Wildlife

Scientists from the University of California, Davis and Point Blue Conservation Science released a new report on behalf of the California Rice Commission, A Conservation Footprint for California Rice. The […]