-
Smart Soil Can Water and Feed Itself
AUSTIN — A newly engineered type of soil can capture water out of thin air to keep plants hydrated and manage controlled release of fertilizer for a constant supply of nutrients. Underpinning this exciting smart soil system is a hydrogel material developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin. In experiments, the hydrogel-infused…
-
What Condition Our Condition is In
What Condition Our Condition is In DTN The Progressive Farmer
-
Farmers Discuss Mending Fences, Roads, Machinery and Life
Farmers Discuss Mending Fences, Roads, Machinery and Life DTN The Progressive Farmer
-
UNL Releases Preliminary Farm Real Estate Market Survey Results
UNL Releases Preliminary Farm Real Estate Market Survey Results Rural Radio Network
-
Chicken Culling, Disposal Methods Raise Concerns As Bird Flu Spreads
Chicken Culling, Disposal Methods Raise Concerns As Bird Flu Spreads WE News English
-
Takeaways from AP story on dangerous heat threats to greenhouse workers
Takeaways from AP story on dangerous heat threats to greenhouse workers Yahoo News Canada
-
New study finds no-till systems takes ~13 years to payoff
A new study has found no-till systems take about 13 years to payoff. Michigan State University’s Christine Charles tells Brownfield research at the Kellogg Biological Station has been comparing conventional and no-till systems for the past 30 years. “We’re not paying for time in the field when it comes to labor and then we’re not…
-
Phytophthora pressure picking up steam in soybeans
A plant pathologist says the summer weather pattern has been conducive to phytophthora in soybeans. Dylan Mangel with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln says, “A lot of beans ended up going into wet soil and then we have had consistent rain since then. What’s done it lately is as the soil warms up, phytophthora likes that…
-
New Rules for Pesticide Applications Are Coming, Are You Prepared?
PULLMAN, Wash. — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is implementing additional restrictions, Endangered Species Protection Bulletins, on pesticide applications in specific areas. “Bulletins set forth geographically specific pesticide use limitations for the protection of threatened and endangered (listed) species and their designated critical habitat.” These bulletins are accessible at EPA’s Bulletins Live! Two website. The…
-
New NW, Idaho, Wheat, Barley Alert Issued – Bacterial Related
New NW, Idaho, Wheat, Barley Alert Issued-Bacterial Related newstalk870.am
-
Getting the most out this year’s crop
A Helena product specialist says the fungicide decision could be a difficult one for some farmers this year. Emily Swartz says market conditions have a lot of her growers on the fence. “But we need to be smart about what we’re seeing in our crops and what our expectations are for that fungicide pass,” She…
-
John Deere no longer sponsoring ‘social or cultural awareness’ events
John Deere no longer sponsoring ‘social or cultural awareness’ events The Hill
-
Kansas land auctions were slow through July
Kansas land auctions were slow through July Farm Progress
-
US beef production in decline despite heavier cows
Extra time in the feedlots has increased prices and discouraged meatpackers from raising slaughter rates.
-
Farming Meets Solar at the 2024 Solar Farm Summit
CHICAGO — Chicago’s Loews Convention Center became home to the largest assembly of the solar and agriculture industries on the planet on July 8-10, as over 400 solar companies, farmers & ranchers, and University researchers converged on the Windy City for the Second Annual Solar Farm Summit. What brought these disparate parties together from across the…
