…make a biostimulant claim such as, ‘this product helps with nutrient uptake or retention,’ or ‘it helps with abiotic stress.’” The bipartisan Plant Biostimulant Act of 2022 was introduced by…
Vilsack Gives Details on Food Supply Chain Plans
…conditions stem from nutrient-deficient diets. This program funds projects that demonstrate and evaluate the impacts of fresh produce prescriptions to increase fresh fruit and vegetable consumption, improve health, and reduce…
Quinoa Bacteria Research
…bacteria that lives on the plants roots, which actually helps the plant flourish by making nutrients more available and fending of fungi that cause diseases. Researchers are working to…
Bidens Plan to Boost Crop Production and Address Cost Increases
…and increasing access to technical assistance for nutrient management tools. Ag groups such as American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and National Farmers Union (NFU) welcomed the announcement, acknowledging that additional…
EPA Reaffirms Efforts to Address Nutrient Pollution
…accelerate progress on nutrient pollution. Our nutrients memo is a call for scaling up the innovative approaches being used by farmers, ranchers, water agencies, local municipalities, industry, and communities to…
Almond Update: Soil Summit Industry Event at CSU Chico
…for growers. There will also be information focused on soil chemistry and how that affects things such as nutrient management. Other topics of discussion include the relationship between soil structure…
Conservation Stewardship Program Deadline Extended to April 15
…nutrient application. Producers interested in CSP are encouraged to learn more online or contact their local USDA service center. Listen to the radio report below. Conservation Stewardship Program Deadline Extended to April 15…
Use of Conservation Practices Increases Over Past Decade
…to climate, policy, trade, renewable energy and prices, presenting a nutrient management challenge. Improving the timing and application method of nutrients can allow production demands to be met while reducing…
Sterilizing Soil Helps Beat Back Bugs and Diseases on the Farm
…increases nutrient availability for your plants. Covering beds with plastic helps to increase the soil temperature and suffocates weeds and pathogens in the earth. It’s a sterilization method that’s less…
Some Benefits of Becoming an Oat Farmer
Some of the benefits of becoming an oat farmer. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Photo by Gerardo Marrufo on Unsplash Oats are a nutrient-rich grain that makes…
USDA Supports Climate-Smart Commodities with $1 Billion Investment
…is produced using practices which sequester carbon or reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Applicable practices include cover cropping, manure management, enhanced efficiency fertilizers, soil amendments such as biochar, and nutrient management….
Cover Crops Demonstrating Success in Combatting Morning Glory
…added benefit of improved soil health, maintaining the soil biology, improving overall soil organic matter, improving cycling and nutrient cycling. All while that ground is in fallow state.” Cover crops…
WETA Program Application Window Extended to February 3
…operations for on-farm water and energy use efficiency and nutrient management. Resource conservation districts, non-profit organizations, higher-education institutions, and California and federally-recognized tribes are eligible to receive up to $500,000…
Rod Snyder Appointment to EPA Praised by Farm Groups
…in varying capacities within the Conservation Technology Information Center, Agricultural Nutrient Policy Council, and Pesticide Policy Coalition. EPA Administrator Michael Regan also expressed praise for the Snyder appointment, noting he…