A Lethbridge Polytechnic researcher has been recently recognized nationally for his contributions in developing a lesser-cost, less-wasteful crop-testing method.
- Jason Maloney For Agri-View
Often we hear of resources being sucked out of rural areas. Local governments and residents are often strapped for the cash needed to buy necessary goods and services. Large tax burdens and depressed income levels are a topic for discussion in the countryside. So naturally when a new source …
- T.J. Mason and M.E. Uchanski Colorado State University
Weed management is a critical aspect of organic specialty crop production. Weeds compete with the crop for light, water and nutrients. They can negatively impact yield and overall quality in vegetable crops. It is estimated that weeds can reduce vegetable yields by 45 percent or more dependi…
- Sarah Pfaff-Cavadini For Agri-View
My husband, Tim Cavadini, and I own 175 acres of land, most of it wooded. My husband appreciates that because he’s an avid hunter. Only about 20 acres are pasturable, which limits the number of cows we can graze.
- Julie_Belschner
SAN ANTONIO – Fred Below doesn’t just talk soybeans. He covers a wide range of life’s questions but at the 2026 Commodity Classic he jumped on something important – corn.
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- Emily Boragine Kansas State University
Hikers on the Konza Prairie may look up this summer and see something unusual in the air. Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No — it's Kansas State University research in action.
- B.A. Mitchell and M.E. Uchanski Colorado State University
The 2014 Agricultural Improvement Act -- a.k.a. the farm bill -- established industrial hemp pilot programs with state governments and at certain universities. Colorado was one of the first states to create a hemp pilot program and Colorado State University was one of the first research inst…
- Sarah Fuller Texas A&M University
More than 1.3 million private ponds dot the Texas landscape, supporting agricultural production, livestock operations, recreation and the aquaculture industry.
- Richard Ehrhardt Michigan State University
The health and productivity of sheep and goats in perennial pasture grazing systems are often limited by a combination of forage quality and gastrointestinal nematode infection.
- Catherine Dehdashti University of Minnesota
Adam Kronback has been looking for ways to innovate since coming back to his fourth-generation family farm in Lamberton after eight years working as a food scientist. He likes the idea of putting solar panels on a piece of his land.
- Kathryn Markham USDA ARS
When it comes to irrigation, one of the greatest dangers is salt – the tiny molecule that can wreak havoc on the plants’ ability to function. Yet some plants, in all their complexity, have developed tools that can help them resist even that challenge. Now, U.S. Department of Agriculture Agri…
- Ken Foster and Bernhard Dalheimer Purdue University
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- JOSHUA A. BICKEL Associated Press
Local opposition to solar has long been an obstacle for green energy developers in the United States, but some communities are working to reverse local restrictions.
Wayne Greier hoped to sign a deal with a utility to host solar on his acreage for some $540,000 in annual lease payments. But his community blocked the plan. A recent study found that there has been a 16% increase in local laws restricting renewable energy projects. (AP Video: Joshua A. Bickel)
- Jason Maloney For Agri-View
Almost everyone realizes that farmers have a keen interest in weather. So do most other folks who engage in outdoor endeavors. But not many decades ago the best a person could do to predict weather was to go outside and look up and around. And then Increase Lapham, a noted Wisconsin scientis…
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- Ann Robinson Iowa State University
Baby corn, essentially unfertilized young ears of corn, is a specialty food gaining interest for its high nutrition and low-calorie count. It also has significant economic value as a quick-turnaround cash crop with a global market. Currently Thailand is the largest producer of baby corn, wit…
- Héctor Alejandro Arzate Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk
COLUMBIA, Mo. – As a row-crop farmer near St. Joseph, Missouri, Joe Lau said he’s noticing more extreme weather these days. There are warmer seasons throughout the year. Quarter-inch predictions of rain are stamped out by storms that bring 3 inches. There’s increased pressure from pests on h…
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