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REPORT: Is Organic Farming Risky?
Organic agriculture may be no more revenue risky than non-organic agriculture. This result challenges a widespread stereotype about organic…
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Cover Crops Incorporated into Rotational Grazing Improves Soil Health
In a limited study, funded by a Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SSARE) Graduate Student Grant, Louisiana State…
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Uncovering How Microbes in the Soil Influence Our Health and Our Food
Until recently, most agricultural experts thought of soil as nothing more than a matrix to hold plants and minerals….
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Report Analyzes Soil Health Impact of Farm Bill
Impact of 2018 Farm Bill Provisions on Soil Health, a comprehensive review of each new provision in the 2018…
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Presidential Candidates Give Air Time to Climate Change and Agriculture
Fourteen months may seem like a long ways away, unless you’re talking campaign politics. A slew of Democratic challengers…
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RMA Announces Changes to Whole-Farm Revenue Protection Policy for 2020
SDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) has announced several updates to the Whole-Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) policy for the 2020…
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Report Showcases Benefits of Organic Dairy
A new study published in the journal Public Health Nutrition shows that drinking organic milk provides an option to…
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Farming Trends Threatens Food Security, Say Researchers
Citrus fruits, coffee and avocados: The food on our tables has become more diverse in recent decades. However, global…
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Bees Required to Create an Excellent Blueberry Crop
Getting an excellent rabbiteye blueberry harvest requires helpful pollinators—particularly native southeastern blueberry bees—although growers can bring in managed honey…
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New Partnerships Will Grow Farm to School Efforts
The goal of the partnership is to help agricultural producers build their capacity to launch or expand efforts to…