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There has been a lot of talk about the impact that Donald Trump’s return to the White House will have for the ag industry.

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Field fires caused by practices like crop residue burning not only contribute to air pollution but also have detrimental ...

Nebraska sheep farmer Megan Landes-Murphy found a use for low-grade wool, which otherwise ends up buried, burned, or in the trash.

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Field trials showed that these microbes could replace up to 40 pounds of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer per acre without affecting ... bacteria to continue fixing nitrogen even in nitrogen-rich ...

Forever Growing Needs As the world population keeps rising, our need for more food is increasing as well. We will need to significantly grow more food by 2050 if we are to avoid food deprivation. In ...