Entries by Tracy Mumma

Bricmont Hardship Assistance Fund

Applications are accepted quarterly; the first quarter ends March 28, 2025. The Bricmont Hardship Assistance Fund gives $5,000 to $20,000 direct financial disaster assistance grants to organic farmers and processors […]

Survey Provides Insight on Farmers Market Attendees

A recently published national survey of 5,141 U.S. residents conducted by researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Farmers Market Coalition provides new insights into who attends farmers markets, […]

Simple Field Test Indicates Cattle Grazing Behavior

Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have been studying cattle behavior to identify individuals best matched to the landscape for optimal grazing. The project seeks to better understand the […]

Flavonoids Help Protect Crops Against Corn Earworm

Researchers at Penn State University demonstrated that some genetic lines of corn contain high levels of flavonoids that protect them from damage by corn earworm larvae. Corn earworm larvae cause […]

Rural Roots Endowment

Applications opened January 21, 2025. American AgCredit is partnering with the Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico in the Rural Roots Endowment, which focuses on investing in the long-term viability, […]

UK Study Highlights Benefits of Hedgerows

Scientists from the University of Leeds analyzed soil samples from nine farms in the United Kingdom to find out how carbon storage under hedgerows compared to that found in adjacent […]

Regenerative Agriculture Loan Pilot Program Launches

FBN® announced the launch of its Regenerative Agriculture Financing (RAF) Land Loan pilot program. The pilot program will provide approximately 20 farmers with discounted interest rates — ranging from 0.25% […]