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Stack cover crops with residual herbicides
2+ hour, 16+ min ago (132+ words) BAYFIELD, Wis. " Those of us who grew up in the country recall the wonder of the night sky. During cloudless summer nights the Milky Way stret" Prairie strips can improve measures of soil health faster than expected, according to new…...
Facility advances indoor farming
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (148+ words) Bathed in an otherworldly purple glow, James Santiago points to a curled leaf at the base of a spinach plant. BAYFIELD, Wis. " Those of us who grew up in the country recall the wonder of the night sky. During cloudless…...
Projected end-of-century change in crop yields resulting from climate change in a scenario where emissions remain high, accounting for adaptation to climate and increasing incomes..
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (146+ words) Projected end-of-century change in crop yields resulting from climate change in a scenario where emissions remain high, accounting for adaptation to climate and increasing incomes..AgUpdate Be the first to know Take advantage of these E-edition PLUS unlimited articles & videos…...
Year 2025 one of three hottest on record
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (328+ words) Climate change worsened by human behavior made 2025 one of the hottest years ever recorded. Also, the three-year warming average has crossed for the first time the threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius " or 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit " since preindustrial times that was set in…...
Use remote sensing in agriculture
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (148+ words) A camera in the sky might be one of the best tools for the soil beneath our feet. SHAWANO, Wis. " Often stubbornness is viewed negatively. But if stubbornness is linked to goodness, the combination becomes powerful, compelli" Prairie strips can…...
Award winner values legacy
1+ week, 2+ day ago (285+ words) BLANCHARDVILLE, Wis. " As a young lad, Michael Berg was captivated by what he says were "tons" of apple trees nestled among his family farm's pine, oak and walnut trees. He recalls his father, Byron Berg, telling him, "That's because Johnny…...
Property transformed to support pollinators
1+ week, 6+ day ago (100+ words) Michigan State University is transforming 30 acres of campus land into pollinator-friendly habitat, including gardens, meadows and clover fields. A healthy stream thrives when its waters are cool, clear, and free of erosion and pollution. Riparian buffers are guardians of streams....
Pox outbreaks attack farm herds
1+ week, 6+ day ago (225+ words) ELASSONA, Greece " Sheep farmers Dr. Michalis Avdanas and his partner Dr. Catherina Kalliga, veterinarians, milk 350 Chios sheep on Avdanas farm, situated at the foot of Mount Olympus close to the town of Elassona. Since Michalis took over the farm in…...
Sunlit pastures supplement cows
1+ week, 6+ day ago (151+ words) LAMBERTON, Minn." Adam Kronback has been looking for ways to innovate since coming back to his fourth-generation family farm near Lamberton after eight years working as a food scientist. He likes the idea of putting solar panels on a piece…...
Receptors make livestock, humans inviting hosts
2+ week, 12+ hour ago (150+ words) An ongoing outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has affected more than 184 million domestic poultry since 2022 and, since making the leap to dairy cattle in spring 2024, more than 1,000 milking cow herds. Kansas State University's National Agricultural Biosecurity Center is expanding…...