As Congress works to reauthorize a new Farm Bill, we must remember the lessons of the Dust Bowl and insist on robust funding ...

Beef and Sheep Adviser Colin McEvoy remarks: “Northern Ireland (NI) farmers are increasingly facing environmental, production ...

Armenian cucumbers are another easy-to-grow crop like cucumbers. However, they're actually in the melon family, and more heat ...

Ask The Expert! You've no doubt heard these terms thrown around so today we take a look at the differences between cool ...

When you think of improving the soil, you may imagine planting cover crops or utilizing minimal tillage systems that allow ...

Farmers can use informal and formal methods to measure soil health. “An informal way is to look at your fields after a ...

Gardening potatoes is a new challenge to take on! Here are some tips for growing potatoes in your home garden.

The Texas Well Owner Network, will host water screenings on May 6-7 for residents and well owners in Bowie, Cass and Red River counties.

Using grants from USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture, historically black colleges are researching sustainable ...

Nearly 17% of the world’s croplands are contaminated with “heavy metals”, according to a new study in Science. These ...

China This study investigated the impact of various tillage modes on soil carbon (C) components, crop yield, enzyme activity, and ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF) in the North China Plain (NCP), ...

Projects funded under the program supported things like planting cover crops, which prevent soil erosion ... USDA partnerships are overburdened by red tape, have ambiguous goals, and require ...