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Timing, moisture, seeding rate matter when overseeding cover crops

In the last decade, cover crops have grown in both interest and acres, yet there is still room for more adoption across Iowa and the region. It is obvious that cover crops require more management though and with that management there...

source: No-Till Farmer

Excess fertilizer causes a new challenge: Low crop yields during drought

New research suggests that farmers who over-fertilize grassland crops like corn and wheat could face significant problems in dry conditions.

source: Civil Eats

Kelp at the crossroads: Should seaweed farming be better regulated?

Major players are investing in seaweed farms in Canada and Maine, but some small-scale farmers and harvesters are concerned about fast, unregulated growth.

source: Civil Eats

How a US 'loophole' can push organic farmers to destroy wildland

Helen Atthowe has been farming organically for decades, but when she and her husband bought a new spread in Oregon in 2016, they had to wait several years before they could formally again call themselves organic producers. The 211-acre...

source: Reuters

Can new technology incentivize farmers to capture carbon in their soil?

The Scenic Hudson Soil Lab is a rather unassuming structure. Sitting atop a hemp farm within New York's Hudson River Valley, the lab is unadorned, and no bigger than a roadside diner. The inconspicuousness of the site, however, belies...

source: Columbia Client School

New study measures how nitrogen is managed in agriculture around the world

The business world is familiar with Peter Drucker's assertion that "If you can't measure it, you can't improve it." For the sake of environmental sustainability and food security, there is an urgent need for agriculture to improve...

source: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science via Phys.org

Greater impact than a million cars: Unrecognized threat to global soil carbon by a widespread invasive species

By uprooting carbon trapped in soil, wild pigs are releasing around 4.9 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide annually across the globe, the equivalent of 1.1 million cars. An international team led by researchers...

source: SciTech Daily

NGO reports improve water quality in Chinese province, study finds

Water quality in a province of eastern China was found to improve when it was monitored by volunteers from an NGO that passed the results to authorities, according to a new study. The NGO sent reports on the waterways in Jiangsu –...

source: South China Morning Post

Researchers strengthen soil using environmentally-friendly bacterial 'glue'

Slimy layers of bacteria called biofilms can act as an environmentally-friendly glue to improve the strength of soil, according to a Washington State University study published in the journal Biofilm. Biofilms occur when bacterial...

source: The Daily Evergreen

Amid a megadrought, federal water shortage limits loom for the Colorado River

The Colorado River is tapped out. Another dry year has left the watershed that supplies 40 million people in the Southwest parched. A prolonged 21-year warming and drying trend is pushing the nation's two largest reservoirs to...

source: NPR

10 double-duty plants, from weeds to trees, to help with erosion control

Soil erosion is one of the major problems facing the planet today. Modern agriculture, with its large-scale reliance on tilling and weed prevention, has made valuable topsoil vulnerable to wind and water erosion. Unfortunately, stripping...

source: One Green Planet

The future of farming: Data innovation for a sustainable future

Agriculture data is an important tool for improving both farm production and environmental outcomes. We farmers have been tracking ag data for ages — taking stock of what works and what doesn't. Today's tools offer the opportunity...

source: Progressive Farmer

The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting conservation efforts in Madagascar

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the restriction policies used to mitigate the spread of the virus, are being felt all over the world. It affects all parts of life including conservation especially in developing countries like...

source: The Conversation

New resource aids farmers with implementing conservation practices

The Center for Rural Affairs has released a series of resource guides that aims to help farmers and ranchers new to implementing conservation practices like cover crops. The resources provide details on two of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's...

source: Ag Today

World Food Prize winner: Soils should have rights, too

A pioneer in soil research and Conservation Agriculture, Dr. Rattan Lal paved the way in one of FAO's key areas of work. Growing up on a small farm in India, Lal experienced much of the hardship faced by today's smallholder farmers. His family didn't have running water...

source: No-Till Farmer

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Delaying vote on California's Delta Tunnels gives estuary hope

Timing, moisture, seeding rate matter when overseeding cover crops

Excess fertilizer causes a new challenge: Low crop yields during drought

Kelp at the crossroads: Should seaweed farming be better regulated?

How a US 'loophole' can push organic farmers to destroy wildland

Can new technology incentivize farmers to capture carbon in their soil?

New study measures how nitrogen is managed in agriculture around the world

Greater impact than a million cars: Unrecognized threat to global soil carbon by a widespread invasive species

NGO reports improve water quality in Chinese province, study finds

Researchers strengthen soil using environmentally-friendly bacterial 'glue'

Amid a megadrought, federal water shortage limits loom for the Colorado River

10 double-duty plants, from weeds to trees, to help with erosion control

The future of farming: Data innovation for a sustainable future

The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting conservation efforts in Madagascar

New resource aids farmers with implementing conservation practices

World Food Prize winner: Soils should have rights, too

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