…using left over product is showing good results. The research is basically looking at putting some of the product back into the soil as those compounds may have an affect…
NRCS Video: Profile in Soil Health: David Harold, Part 1
David Harold’s holistic farming approach, based on building soil health through the use of diverse cropping rotations, diverse cover crop species and integrated grazing, is now the cornerstone of his…
National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day
…for people with bad teeth. Five years later, the Kellogg brothers, whose focus then looked at holistic health and nutrition, patented the process of preparing peanut butter with steamed nuts….
U.S. Should Be Better Prepared For Pests, Diseases
…pest infestation or disease outbreak. While over the years improvements have been made to the systems that safeguard U.S. agriculture, former USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator Bobby…
World Pistachio Day
…pistachios can be part of a heart-healthy diet and promote healthy blood lipid profiles. Emerging research also suggests that pistachios may help with blood-sugar management, even when eaten with a…
USDA Invests $25 Million in High-Priority Watersheds to Improve Water Quality
…to work towards a common goal,” said Vilsack. “Restoring health to waterways benefits not just farmers and ranchers, but it also gives their communities safe drinking water and provides healthy…
National FFA Week – Inspiration from our Future Farmers
…fosters future farmers and others who will serve agriculture. This young woman asked me, as a former 4-Her myself, how I use my heart, my head, my health and my…
Commodity Classic Farmer-Focused Topics & Issues Sessions
…activities of the Soil Health Partnership and how farmers are improving soil health, increasing prosperity and reducing environmental impact. “Maximizing Farm Profitability and Managing Nutrients with Drip Irrigation Technology”…
Agri View: Maple Tree Problems
…stresses of a changing climate, often combined with several successive years of insect defoliation. In some cases, where soils are naturally poor in base cations and therefore “acid-sensitve” (as at…
Open Data Powers Conservation Mapping Tool
…an index of ecosystem resilience and resistance to cheatgrass based on underlying soil temperature and moisture. Each data layer creates a visual representation of available research covering one of the…
Salt in Our Diet
…we need? According to the American Heart Association (AHA), sodium consumption should not exceed 1.5g per day (3.75g of salt), and that even includes healthy people without high blood pressure,…
Preparing for an Uncertain Future with Climate Smart Agriculture
…applied, saving money for the grower. Under the Healthy Soils Initiative, Gov. Brown has directed CDFA to lead an interagency collaboration to promote the development of healthy soils that sequester…
Agri View: Food Consumption
…on some of those glad tidings. Analyzing data from more than 100,000 people enrolled in the Nurses’ Health Study and the Health Professionals’ Follow-up Study, scientists at Harvard School of…
Industry Gets White Rot Update
…in the soil at planting. As few as one sclerotium per 10 kilograms of soil can initiate disease. Only one sclerotium per kilogram of soil can cause measurable disease loss,…