Some worms are a welcome sight to see in your garden -- but others you'll want to get rid of. Here's how to tell which worms ...
The Farming Bench lets you grow crops from seeds, trees from saplings, catch fish and even begin capturing and taming ...
The former NOAA chief scientist also said businesses are hopeful about the potential to use synthetic proteins to feed farm ...
About three dozen people went to the Clay County Fair and Events Center in Spencer on Thursday for the first Northwest Iowa ...
As a no-tiller for most of his life, Kevin Lloyd continues seeking ways to improve soil health and productivity.
Hughes, a University of Minnesota Extension educator that specializes in tillage, soil compaction and soil health joined UMN Extension crops educator Angie Peltier to talk about ...
The Colorado Conservation Tillage Association’s High Plains No-Till Conference is set for Feb. 3 to 4, in Burlington.
Species loss is a huge concern in larger agricultural models. Hard annual tilling and the use of what was once habitat to ...
Maintaining equipment before planting saves time and protects yield. In no-till farming, planters and drills must handle crop residue, penetrate firm soil, open a seed slot, place seeds correctly, and ...
One clear finding emerged: technologies work better together. Farmers who used improved seeds, agrochemicals and sustainable land management jointly earned about 181,100 CFA francs (US$307) in crop ...
Ever look at your garden and feel like you’re working way harder than you should be? So many of us get caught up in the cycle of watering, pruning, and trying every new trick, hoping it will make our ...
It’s a direct question Mark Thompson asks when he’s speaking to farmers. “If you want that, stop tilling,” said Thompson, who hosted the Iowa Learning Farms’ no-till and soil health field day on ...