Entries by Tracy Mumma

How-to Guide for Grazing Services Enterprises Published

American Sheep Industry Association announced the publication of Targeted Grazing 101: Starting and Sustaining a Grazing Service Enterprise. It is designed as a “how-to” book of practical, applied skills gathered […]

Spinach Antimicrobial Peptides Combat Plant Diseases

Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists developed a method to use spinach antimicrobial peptides as a defense against two economically devastating plant diseases. Researchers delivered the peptides, known as defensins, to […]

Aridification Threatens Agriculture and Water Systems

Aridification, a long-term drying trend, has serious implications for global agriculture and water systems, according to a study published in Nature Water. The study leader, Narcisa Pricope of Mississippi State […]

Less-intensive Management Boosts Soil Health

Soils research published in the journal Science by the Netherlands Institute of Ecology showed that the less intensively you manage the soil, the better the soil can function. This study […]

Dairy Cattle Feed Lowers Methane Production

University of Florida researchers published a study in the Journal of Dairy Science on their work to develop a dairy cattle feed supplement that results in less methane production and […]