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Lincoln, Nebraska, Feb. 6, 2018 – The Nebraska Cover Crop Conference on Feb. 15 will offer information to growers in a corn/soybean rotation and...

What’s your vision for the future of sustainable agriculture? On April 3-5, NCAT and the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program will bring the nation’s...

Winter Wheat Seedings and Grain Stocks also reported   WASHINGTON, January 12, 2018 – Across the Midwest, a lack of extreme heat helped boost the nation’s...

Dry conditions put crop at even greater risk, but time will tell MANHATTAN, Kan. – The recent, stubborn cold spell that settled over the heartland...

  The Living Soils exhibit at Raising Nebraska features a series of soil monoliths—large preserved samples of actual soil types from across the state. November 22,...

Washington, DC - Pretty Prairie farmer and rancher, Chad Basinger, recently met with Kansas legislators in Washington, DC to discuss conservation in the next farm bill. On...

AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY: Another week of warm and dry weather pushed crop harvest to near completion, according to the Mountain Regional Field Office of the...

Healthy soil is the foundation of organic farming. NRCS can help farmers and ranchers with a number of conservation practices that build healthy soil. Diverse...

University of Florida professor Sanjay Shukla recently tested taller, narrower compacted-soil rows for vegetable production. He planted rows 10-12 inches high and one and...

Kansas State University wheat researchers are leading efforts to develop a better understanding of the wheat genome. The National Science Foundation's Plant Genome Program awarded...