Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the most important parts of any conservation or farming operation is establishing goals to work toward. It is easy to do ...

Farmers and ranchers yearn for the latest information on soil health and what it can mean for their short- and long-term goals to maintain and develop their nutrient base. Lisa Fultz, an Oklahoma ...

Severe cases of tar spot in corn can kill plants and result in grain yield losses up to 60 bushels per acre.¹ How can something as simple as residue management help you mitigate the impact of this ...

If there’s one thing I’ve learned working with farmers across Ashland County, it’s this: soil likes to be left alone.I know — that sounds a little ironic coming from someone in conservation. Farmers ...

Increase no-till farming practices across the planet or face serious climate, soil quality and food production problems in the next 20 to 50 years. COLUMBUS, Ohio – Increase no-till farming practices ...

JUNEAU - Last year, more than 166,000 Dodge County cropland acres, comprising 62 percent of all cultivated cropland, were tilled and planted using some form of residue management system, according to ...

Even when harvest wraps up and the bins are full, the work isn’t done. The choices you make after harvest can make or break next year’s crop, especially when it comes to soil management. Well-managed ...

New findings share how prescribed fire and no-till management impact soil microbes. In some ways, farming is like cooking. Cooking would be much easier if we could leave the kitchen after eating and ...

Cotton production is the number one crop enterprise in Georgia in terms of revenue generation. However, due to continuous deterioration of soil quality with conventional tillage and chemical ...

No-till farming, such as used in this Illinois soybean field, shows promise in dry regions but causes lower yields in cold, moist areas like Northern Europe, a new study finds. No-till farming, a key ...