Study Assesses Food-Safety Risk Posed by Wild Birds
Scientists 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 […]
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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 […]
Livestock Producers Invited to Participate in Pasture Cropping Survey
/in NewsResearchers from South Dakota State University, West Texas A&M University, and Texas A & M AgriLife Research are inviting U.S. producers who have livestock grazing on grassland to complete an […]
Third Regulatory Reform for Contract Livestock Producers Finalized by USDA
/in NewsU.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the third installment in a series of regulatory reforms intended to level the playing field for farmers who raise chicken, turkeys, hogs, cattle, and […]
USDA Advances Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks
/in NewsUSDA has published an interim rule on Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks that establishes guidelines for quantifying, reporting, and verifying the greenhouse gas emissions associated […]
Bilingual Toolkit Aids with Field Day Success
/in NewsOrganic Farming Research Foundation has introduced a comprehensive Field Day Toolkit available in both English and Spanish. The downloadable resource provides a step-by-step roadmap and customizable materials to plan, host, […]
USDA Announces Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program Advisory Council Members
/in NewsUSDA named 36 members to serve on the newly formed Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program Advisory Council, informally referred to as to the Growing Climate Solutions […]
Web-based Tool Helps Optimize Soil Sampling
/in NewsUSDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL), and the ARS’s Partnership for Data Innovations (PDI) have launched the Soil Sample Planning Organizer Tool (SSPOT), a new web-based […]
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