Retail Farm Market Development Workbook Available
Penn State Extension’s PA Farm Markets program has created a Retail Farm Market Development workbook for those who are considering starting a farm market or looking to improve or expand […]
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Georgia Project Explores Saffron as Potential Crop
/in NewsResearchers are working with the Rodale Institute in Fulton County, Georgia, to explore whether high-value saffron would be a viable potential specialty crop for growers in the state, reports WABE. […]
Auburn University Develops Paper-Based Temperature and Moisture Sensors
/in NewsIn the Journal of Laser Applications, by AIP Publishing, researchers at Auburn University in Alabama introduced their paper-based temperature and humidity sensors that are accurate and reliable, as well as […]
Handbook on Fish Processing Aids Small-scale Producers
/in NewsPurdue University is offering a free Handbook on Processing Fish for Small-Scale Fish Farmers, to aid producers in the Midwest with limited or no access to economically feasible seafood processing […]
Study in Germany Shows Year-round Pesticide Persistence
/in NewsA study of crop fields, vegetable fields, vineyards, and adjacent meadows in Germany showed that active ingredients of pesticides were present in soils and plants throughout the year. A study […]
On-Demand Webinar Addresses Conservation Activities in Organic Farming Systems
/in NewsUSDA Natural Resources Conservation Service is offering a free, on-demand webinar titled “An Overview of Technical Note 190-12: Conservation Activities in Organic Farming Systems Part 2: Organic IPM, Livestock, Pastures, […]
Study Assesses Food-Safety Risk Posed by Wild Birds
/in NewsScientists at the University of California, Davis, published a study in the Journal of Applied Ecology on their assessment of food-safety risks posed by nearly 10,000 birds that they tracked […]
Newly Discovered Truffle Species Candidates for Cultivation
/in NewsMichigan State University reports that truffle dogs and their handlers have found two new species of truffle in the United States, as verified by scientists at the university. The scientists’ […]
Long-term Diversified Cropping Systems Study Finds No Carbon Sequestration Benefit
/in NewsA 20-year study on diversified cropping systems fertilized with livestock manure, led by Iowa State University researchers, showed environmental benefits but not the expected carbon sequestration. The study results were […]
Canadian Study Highlights Profitability of Grazing Sheep on Solar Farms
/in NewsWestern University professor Joshua M. Pearce wrote in The Conversation about a Canadian study that found “solar shepherds” grazing sheep under solar panels can earn incomes equivalent to doctors, senior […]
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