Soil is an extraordinary, under-appreciated and misunderstood ecosystem. Soil health not only underpins agricultural productivity but also influences watershed function,…
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Grasses generally produce the highest yields of all the plant species as well as make up the bulk of many...
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When seeds germinate slowly because of challenging soil or weather conditions, we recognize that this early stress on the young...
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New DNA sequencing technologies have emerged that will soon allow farmers to regularly measure the microbial universe in their soils. …
From Cover-crops to an Original Ecosystem Management Approach. Frédéric Thomas has been a French no-tiller for 30 years. Today, he...
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Minimum Rainfall, Maximum Diversity Jordan Carlson and his father Keith Carlson farm on the eastern edge of the Nebraska sandhills...
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Drought plagued many parts of the country over the past couple years. Dust storms, sweltering heat, raging wildfires, failed crops,…
If you are a grain farmer, you undoubtedly have noticed the falling prices of grain over the past months. This...
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Warm spring temps have everyone antsy and excited to get outside and plant. According to the soil temperature map, most…
When seeds germinate quickly and a new crop becomes visible above the soil soon after being planted, it brings smiles...
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