…attract beneficial insects. Such insights could reduce reliance on chemical pesticides, benefiting both productivity and environmental health. The study also highlights potential agricultural applications, such as using companion plants like…
Upcoming Almond Conference Tackles Challenges with Unplanted Lands
…research suggests that allowing soil time to rest can benefit long-term productivity. “Sometimes it’s good to leave land fallow for a year or two between plantings to give the ground…
Farmers Supporting Monarch Butterflies
…agricultural productivity. Monarchs, like other pollinators, help plants reproduce by transporting pollen from flower to flower. These efforts aid in maintaining diverse ecosystems, which are essential for agricultural crops and…
Research Reveals Long-Term Decline in Wild Bee Populations
…findings could help shape new conservation efforts aimed at protecting bee diversity, which is vital for environmental stability and agricultural productivity. Kelsey Graham, a scientist with the ARS Pollinating Insect…
2024 GAP Report Warns of Slowdown in Global Agricultural Productivity
…Productivity (GAP) Report, titled Powering Productivity: Scaling High-Impact Bundles of Proven and Emerging Tools, highlights a growing challenge in feeding the planet’s increasing population. According to the report, while innovations…
USDA Invests in Global Food Security
…use climate-smart technologies, and increase productivity. Vilsack emphasized the importance of these programs in fighting hunger and poverty and tackling climate change. The USDA buys U.S.-grown food and partners with…
Agriculture’s Role in Addressing Climate Change Discussed at NYC Climate Week
…because they cannot sell the land for development and must rely on the land’s productivity to support their operations. In this way, farmland preservation and regenerative practices intersect, creating opportunities…
Central Coast Rangeland Coalition Fall Workshop October 17
…presentation highlighting funding and collaboration opportunities and information sources. Field site visits will include a look at livestock productivity and road improvement projects at Escuela Ranch, along with a look…
China’s Food Self-Sufficiency Plans Hit Weather Snag
…says that’s threatening the productivity of a farming industry that’s already lacking in efficiency. The Chinese government issued 238 million yuan, equivalent to 32.8 million dollars, in emergency funding for…
MSOB: Biostimulants Can Help Plants Better Adapt to Stress
…can help plants resist abiotic stress—such as drought, heat, and salinity—by boosting their natural defense mechanisms. This resistance is crucial for maintaining crop productivity under challenging growing conditions, which are…
Protecting Your Operation from Damaging Fire Ants
Fire ant infestations pose a significant threat to people, pets and in production agriculture’s productivity and crop quality. From the damage they do to infrastructure including equipment, groves and pastures,…
Particular Soil Treatment Helps Organic Strawberry Production
…release from UC ANR notes that results have been promising, with ASD-treated fields showing comparable yields to conventionally fumigated ones and significant increases in organic strawberry productivity, sometimes doubling yields….
Agriculture Greenhouse Gas Emissions Lower
…fuel combustion in ag were down one million metric tons, or 1.2 percent,” he said. The data also shows the productivity gains in agriculture. “While the U.S. population has grown…
Regional Conservation Partnership Program Supported by $1.5 Billion
…productivity. “We had unprecedented demand for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program last year, showing the robust interest in conservation from farmers and ranchers,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a…