…a soil amendment and a source of plant nutrients. “This means that worms can help eat your food scraps and will create nutrient-rich soil that you can use in your…
Climate-Smart Ag Incentives Available to Growers
…data collection no more than twice a year.” The practices include short-season cover crops, nutrient management, residue and tillage management, alley cropping, water management, as well as soil amendments and…
Almond Update: Pest Management in Almonds to Be Highlighted at CAPCA Conference
…to highlight the Own Your Prime marketing campaign. The ABC booth will also have a variety of industry resources available, including different identification guides detailing pests, diseases, and nutrient deficiencies….
USDA Makes $3 Billion in Climate-Smart Investments Available to Producers
…conservation tillage, wetland restoration, prescribed grazing, nutrient management, tree planting, and more. The application period for fiscal year 2024 conservation assistance is now open. NRCS is expanding Climate-Smart Agricultural and…
Holstein Icon Honored Through New Youth Scholarship
…production health and then different nutrient values in their diet,” she said. Listen to Sabrina Halvorson’s This Land Of Ours program here. Audio provided as a service to farm broadcasters…
Applications for Innovation Grants Due October 30
…producers. Funding priorities have been identified as irrigation water management technologies, nutrient management, grazing lands, feed management and enteric methane reduction, and soil health demonstration trials. Grant awards will range…
Free Online Training for Phosphorus Management
…properly dispose of or recycle the absorbent materials used to help capture the nutrient in drainage water and runoff. Phosphorus is a critical nutrient for optimal plant growth, health and…
Manure Recycling on the Farm
…are the most likely to purchase manure, typically from poultry growers. Among all animal manure types, poultry litter has the highest nutrient content, making it less costly to transport. Animal…
Methane Emission Reduction Grants Available for Dairy and Livestock Producers
…emissions and address nutrient surplus. Both new and previous applicants of AMMP and DDRDP can apply to the Dairy Plus Program. “Dairy families in California continue to step up to…
Almond Update: New Guide Simplifies Mitigation Strategies for Salinity Issues
…can experience. Osmotic stress makes water and nutrient uptake harder due to an accumulation of salts. Specific ion toxicity then occurs when the accumulation of salt gets to a point…
Chickweed Management Questions Raised by Resistance Concerns
…raising some concerns. Agronomy and Nutrient Management Farm Advisor Nick Clark said they are taking the same research approach to alfalfa that was taken with small grains. “We’ve started challenging…
Chickweed Herbicide Resistance Confirmed in Small Grains
Researchers have confirmed common chickweed herbicide resistance with a certain class of herbicide materials. Agronomy and Nutrient Management Farm Advisor Nick Clark said the conclusion was reached after multiple studies…
Comment Period for Milk Alternatives Labeling to Reopen
…when the reopening notice publishes.” The Labeling of Plant-Based Milk Alternatives and Voluntary Nutrient Statements: Guidance for Industry had originally been published in February. Nearly 1,000 comments were submitted within…
Almond Update: Staying Efficient with Nitrogen Plans
…Guide. The guides have been developed as a result of years of research related to nitrogen and nutrient management. There are some quick steps to help with nitrogen plans, starting…