In keeping with April being Earth Month, the Allen Soil and Water Conservation District encouraged county residents to use ...
Veteran farmer Don Guinnip knows the value of conservation. Farming in the Wabash Valley near Marshall, Ill., the sixth-generation corn and soybean producer is accustomed to growing crops in what he ...
Cover cropping involves growing various plant varieties between cash crop rotations to ensure continuous soil coverage. This practice improves soil water infiltration, builds soil organic matter, ...
FARGO, N.D. — Conserving, protecting and utilizing soil matters to producers. That was evident at the University of Minnesota and North Dakota State University Soil Management Summit and Dakota ...
LIMA — Through its regenerative farm, The Ohio State University-Lima has been at the forefront when it comes to research into best practices for soil and water management in agriculture. On Thursday, ...
Building trust in food begins with empowering farmers through one of the largest and most diverse conservation- and sustainability-focused public-private partnerships in our nation’s history: ...
One of the most important parts of any conservation or farming operation is establishing goals to work toward. It is easy to do the same thing year after year because of limited time or finances. What ...
For Mahoning County homeowners looking to spruce up their backyard, the Mahoning Soil & Water Conservation District is ...
Freezing of funds, revamping of programs and cuts to staffing that have come with the new Trump administration continue to bring questions in the farm community and those who serve them. For soil and ...
Mike Peterson stood in his field Tuesday, surveying the soybeans and wondering how much longer the abnormally dry weather would push back his harvest. The Northfield farmer is used to dry conditions, ...
A lush crop of well-fertilized corn. Photo courtesy of DCR. Virginia farmers are eligible for agriculture cost-share, a program which could mean farmers get more support for soil and water ...