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USDA Launches New Conservation Initiative with an Focus on Public-Private Partnership

May 28, 2014

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack joined Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow to launch a new conservation initiative with an focus on public-private partnership. The new program promises to go beyond traditional ...

Tags: agricultural production

Ray Archuleta Says The Earth Is Sick

Mar 13, 2014

Ray Archuleta says the earth is sick. It is in this condition, he says, in large measure due to our disregard of natural principles in our approach to agriculture. Archuleta is a conservation agronomist with the Natural Resource ...

Tags: increase soil function, no-till, lower soil temperatures

200 Sites Will Host a Free,Live Broadcast From The National Conference on Cover Crops

Feb 10, 2014

Farmers and farm advisers can participate in a free national forum on cover crops and soil health. On Feb.18,almost 200 sites across the country,including eight locations in Missouri,will host a free,live broadcast from the National ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food, Cover Crop

Snowpack West of The Continental Divide Is Looking Bleak

Jan 23, 2014

Snowpack west of the Continental Divide is looking bleak. However, the east side of the divide has snowpack at or above average, better than it has in years. According to reports by the USDA’s Natural Resources and Conservation ...

Tags: Continental Divide, NRCS, USDA, Snow

Farmers Have an Opportunity Attend Live Broadcast to Discuss How to Build Soil Health

Jan 17, 2014

Interest in cover crops and their contribution to soil health has been on the rise nationally, statewide and locally. There are many benefits in adding cover crops in farming systems including erosion control, nutrient sourcing and ...

Tags: Soil Health, Agriculture

'Unlock Your Soil's Potential' Is The Theme for Workshop and Trade Show

Dec 30, 2013

"Unlock your soil's potential" is the theme for the 36th annual Manitoba-North Dakota Zero Tillage Farmers Association Workshop and Trade Show scheduled for Jan. 6-8, at the Holiday Inn-Riverside in Minot, N.D. "Many producers think that ...

Tags: Agriculture, Chemicals

Keeping Nitrogen Fertilizer on Field and out of Streams and Rivers Is No Simple Formula

Dec 27, 2013

Keeping nitrogen fertilizer on farm fields, to support optimum crop growth, and out of streams and rivers is no simple formula. It's complex. "Think 'writing a novel' versus 'writing a recipe,' " said Matthew Helmers, an associate ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food

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