Title Image: Gebisa Ejeta stands in a sorghum field at Purdue’s ACRE, the Agronomy Center for Research and Education. Credit: Thomas Campbell, Purdue University Agricultural CommunicationsPurdue researcher honored for service to nation in research of plant...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued more than $1.77 billion this year to agricultural producers and landowners through its Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), a critical piece of the Department’s efforts to support climate-smart agriculture and...
It’s almost Halloween, so you might be in the market for a pumpkin to greet your trick-or-treaters. But not just any pumpkin – a jack-o’-lantern. If you are, now is the time to buy one. “A lot of people want a jack-o’-lantern,” said Bob Hochmuth, assistant director of...
Source: Adam McCann, WalletHub Financial WriterAbout 15.5 million U.S. adults are vegan or vegetarian. Unfortunately, it’s not the easiest lifestyle to adopt, as finding meatless options at restaurants and supermarkets can be a challenge. That’s beginning to change,...
Mushrooms – fruit or vegetable? How about neither! Most people think of them as a vegetable, but they are classified as a fungus. Sounds pretty gross. But did you know mushroom are super healthy and have many of the nutrients our bodies need to function? They help...
Guest AuthorNate Blum serves as the Chief Executive Officer of BlüMilo and Sorghum United. Sorghum United is an international NGO serving to advance education and markets development for sorghum and adjacent small grains. He is an expert on grain sorghum production...
Farmers across North America encouraged to participate in virtual competition.Shell Rotella is hosting the third annual SuperTractors virtual tractor beauty contest to celebrate National Farmer's Day. SuperTractors began in 2021 to recognize and honor hardworking...
Guest AuthorCeilidh Kern is a community and environment reporter for the Columbia Missourian.Title Image: Kent Shannon operaties the fully electric, autonomous ready tractor for a demonstration at Sanborn Field in Columbia. Though the tractor has automatic steering...
Just simply WOW describes SEPC’s Southern Innovations! From the moment it began until the see ya later hugs at the Al Finch Memorial Prayer Breakfast on Sunday morning, WOW! The START YOUR ENGINES theme was perfect because we were full throttle the entire time while...
The success rate of participants in ALMA Backyard Farms' training program far exceeds the average employment and educational achievements for formerly incarcerated individuals.A south Los Angeles urban farm has successfully provided formerly incarcerated men and women...
