Researchers from Kansas State University are exploring how different farming practices can affect the amount of carbon that gets stored in soil. They found that the soil treated with manure or compost fertilizer stores more carbon than soil that received either chemical fertilizer or no fertilizer. Analysis by the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the […]

Practical Farmers of Iowa published the results of a cereal rye and triticale variety trial conducted in 2024 at four Iowa State University research farms. This was the sixth year of the trials at two of the participating sites, and average cereal rye yield was 89 bu/ac this year, higher than any previous year. Specifically, […]

The Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership’s new Financial INcentives Database, or FIND Tool, connects Illinois farmers with programs that offer financial incentives for conservation practices. The database includes information for for more than 60 financial incentive programs. Users can search for programs based on location, production type, and conservation practice they are interested in adopting. Program […]

Recordings made by Flinders University ecologists in Australia show that soundscapes can be an indicator of soil health, as they offer a means of monitoring soil biodiversity via the emerging field of eco-acoustics. In researchers’ most recent study, a below-ground sampling device and sound attenuation chamber were used to record soil invertebrate communities, which were […]

Rutgers University-New Brunswick published results of a study in which a multinational team of scientists analyzed bee visits and crop yields of more than 1,500 fields on six continents. The researchers found that production of important, nutritionally dense foods such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, and legumes is being limited worldwide by a lack of pollinators. […]