Research Results: No-Till Summer Fallow Stores Water
No-Till, Summer Fallow Stores Water in Central Great Plains (By Don Comis, USDA-ARS) Storing just one inch of water in an acre of soil is worth $25 to $30 per acre. That gets [...]
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USDA Invites State Participation in Market Improvement Program
AMS Press Release No. 240-10 (Sam Jones-Ellard (202) 720-8998, Samuel.jones@ams.usda.gov) The U.S. Department of Agriculture [is requesting] proposals for matching grant [...]
Research: Other Pollinators Infected by Same Virus as Honey Bees
Bees One of Many Pollinators Infected by Virus Implicated in Colony Collapse Disorder (From ScienceDaily) SUMMARY: Penn State researchers have found that native pollinators, [...]
Job: Organic Coordinator at Cornell University
To apply, go to: https://www.insidehighered.com/career/seekers/posts/view/180104?utm_source=Indeed&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=Indeed The Cornell University [...]
Faster Growth Linked to Fewer Defense Compounds in Plants
Fast Growth, Low Defense — Plants Facing a Dilemma (From Science Daily) EXCERPT: Plants are attacked by a multitude of insects and mammals. As defense against these [...]
Research: Controlling Pathogens on Greenhouse Tomatoes
Ohio research aims to battle greenhouse tomato pathogens (From The Grower) EXCERPT: Researchers at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center have received a $2 [...]
Americans Support Spending on Certain Farm Bill Programs
Taxpayers Believe More Should be Spent on Food Safety, Conservation, Research, and Rural Development A new study, to be presented at the Southern Agricultural Economics [...]
Organic Farm Performance Research Results from OFRF
EDUCATION & OUTREACH PROJECT RESULTS – FROM THE ORGANIC FARMING RESEARCH FOUNDATION Minnesota Reports Provide Real-World Data on Organic Farm Performance Project [...]
Research on Farm Profitability
What Is The Secret To Farm Profitability? (From The Farm Gate) EXCERPT: Most farmers will say that marketing is the hardest task on the farm, because it is hard to pick a [...]
Report: Ag Policies Should Look Beyond Cost of Production
US Approach to Farming Should Change to Meet New Challenges, Expanding Needs, Report Says (From Science Daily) SUMMARY: U.S. farmers are under pressure to produce more, [...]
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