Tag: farming
How can NRCS help you?
The Natural Resources Conservation Service is a federal agency within the USDA that assists farmers and landowners in conserving land and natural resources.
New resources on field crop diseases
The Crop Protection Network produces collaborative Extension outputs on diseases affecting field crops in the United States and Canada.
Farmer uses drones to assess plant health
A drone outfitted with infrared sensors provides key data that can be used to develop prescriptions for targeted, precise in-season nitrogen applications.
Is new ag reform a plan or an obituary?
According to Alan Guebert, the unpublished, unseen USDA reform "plan" looks backward 40 years, not forward even 10.
A quick guide to planting cover crops
Keeping the soil covered and active, with a living root zone for more of the year, leads to long-term soil improvements, productivity, and profitability.
Mechanical corn pickers were off to a slow start
During the 1920s, the pros and cons of the new-fangled machines were hotly debated in the farm press.
What to do if the ideal grazing scenario doesn’t work
Managers need to factor in available time and money, and other expected or unexpected events, so sometimes compromises need to be made.
DEP to cover cost of clean water plans for Pa. farmers
The Department of Environmental Protection will reimburse Pennsylvania farmers for the cost of preparing hundreds of agricultural plans for clean water.
Pa. adds 44 farms to preservation program
The Pennsylvania's Agricultural Land Preservation Board permanently preserved 3,620 acres on 44 farms for agricultural production.
CAB marks record beef sales
Certified Angus Beef LLC reported record sales of 1.121 billion pounds in fiscal 2017.
