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In the summer of 2022, the FSRC called for projects oberserving gene by envirnoment by management (GEM) practices. We are excited to announce the funded proposals.
No-till farming, considered to be a more environmentally friendly farming practice that reduces soil disturbance when compared with conventional practices, appears to have an important benefit besides reducing soil erosion and nutrient runoff.
Advocates for “Resilient Agriculture” say the benefits of this practice are two-fold – it can increase agricultural productivity and incomes for farmers as it builds resilience to climate change…
University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Andrea Basche and Samuel Wortman weren’t sure their idea of a new agronomy cover crop course would come to fruition. Basche, an assistant professor in agronomy and horticulture, floated the idea of a cover crop course …
Congratulations to a collaborative PSA team which recently took 2nd place in the OpenCV competition! The team, from NCSU, Aarhus University, USDA ARS, and Texas A&M University, was lead by Paula Ramos Giraldo.
Farmers have no shortage of tools to increase their crop output, but the Agriculture Department is taking the next step with industry to help establish the data-driven farms of the future. …
Farmers around the world are facing the urgent question of how to sustainably feed a global population expected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050 — and the answer, in part, might be found …