…in pioneering fertilizer research focused on agronomic efficiency in the management of nutrients, precision irrigation and fertigation practices, soil, and crop and fertilizer interactions. FREP’s greatest achievement over the years…
Soil Health Key Topic of Climate-Smart Ag Meeting
…form SHP’s operating and data collection structure, while recognizing common goals. For more, visit soilhealthpartnership.org. Image: Crotalaria, cover crop keeps soil moisture, improves damage farmland, treats sour and acid soil….
Farm Profits and Adoption of Precision Agriculture
…began to outpace others. Yield mapping via Global Positioning System (GPS) grew faster for corn and soybeans than for other crops, while adoption of soil mapping varied substantially across crops….
NACD pleased With Final ACEP Rule
The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) has reviewed the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) final Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) rule and is pleased to hear of its submission…
Rooftop Wheat
…soil healthy throughout the winter, and it actually did very well, the plan changed and the unconventional crop was IN. Much of the harvesting was done by hand by an…
Final Rule for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
…related conservation values as one of the program purposes. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) administers ACEP, a voluntary program created in the 2014 Farm bill to protect and restore…
Orchard Wood Recycling Offers Disposal Option
…to thinking some years back. What if, he thought, the wood chips from grinding up those trees could be recycled into the soil to enrich the dirt, push up the…
Dannon Responds to Ag Attack
…and their suppliers to progressively implement the use of sustainable agriculture practices and technology that leads to better soil health, better water management, an increase in biodiversity, and a decrease…
Projects to Protect-Restore San Francisco Bay
…and soil. This will decrease flooding, increase infiltration into the groundwater, and reduce the amount of trash and pollutants, such as PCBs and mercury, that reach the bay. The City…
Farm Organizations Challenge Dannon and Other Food Companies
…water, and prevent the loss of soil to erosion. Taking away this technology is akin to turning back the clock and using outdated 20th century technology to run a business….
International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists
…open spaces of our world. These lands are important for livestock production, habitat for wildlife, soil and water conservation, recreation, and conservation of biological diversity. In the face of variable…
Demo Shows Orchard Recycling Options
…can have in their orchards. A University of California Cooperative Extension orchard recycling demonstration showed growers another way of incorporating organic matter back into their soil. Farm Advisor Brent Holtz…
Taking the Melodrama out of Almond Orchard Recycling
…into shreds and incorporating the wood into the soil. Researchers are now considering a less dramatic approach to removing an old orchard and incorporating the wood chips into the soil…
New Rules Governing Use of Fumigant Pesticide 1,3-D
…and used in California. This pesticide, commonly known by the brand name Telone, is used to control insects, nematodes and other organisms in the soil that threaten a variety of…