Entries by Tracy Mumma

Rangeland Ecology Course Offered Free, Online

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is offering a free, online course for landowners and natural resource professionals on the ecology and stewardship of rangeland ecosystems. Texas Rangeland Ecology and Management […]

Better Cotton to Become Regenerative Standard

Better Cotton, the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative, announced during the 2025 Better Cotton Conference in Turkey that it will become a regenerative standard within the next year. “While Better […]

Project to Develop Agritourism Guidelines

A national team of agritourism experts received funding from USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture for a project that will develop guidelines for generating agritourism revenue. The three-year project […]

Farm Microclimates Affect Pollination

A study by researchers at Penn State University examined how microclimates on farms, or slightly warmer areas in fields, affect pollination and crop yields. Testing on a wild blueberry field […]