by Ethan Carter | Mar 15, 2019
The 2019 Panhandle Row Crop Short Course was Thursday, March 7, 2019. Extension Specialists from Florida and Georgia spoke to attendees providing production recommendations and various management tips for row crops farmers. Continuing education units (CEUs) were...
by Michael Mulvaney | Mar 1, 2019
Michael J. Mulvaney,WFREC Cropping Systems Specialsits, Cheryl Mackowiak, NFREC Soil Specialist, David Wright, NFREC Agonomy Specialist, Barry Tillman, NFREC Peanut Breeder, Pat Minogue, NFREC Forestry Specialist The path of Hurricane Michael left an estimated 2.8...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 5, 2018
This week’s featured video was published by the University of California – Davis to share the results of a remarkable scientific discovery. Researchers from UC Davis, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and Mars, Incorporated have identified a native...
by Doug Mayo | Aug 24, 2018
This week’s featured video was published by Iowa State University to help explain what genetically modified organisms or GMOs are and why these crops are used. This is a very controversial topic, with contrasting points of view trying to inform consumers about...
by Doug Mayo | Aug 3, 2018
Sharon Durham, ARS Office of Communications Nitrogen is the main nutrient added to cereal crops like corn, which makes them grow faster and stronger. But too much of a good thing could sometimes have negative outcomes. Too much nitrogen can run off with rainwater or...
by Andrea Albertin | Jul 13, 2018
Farmers and ranchers have implemented Best Management Practices (BMPs) that maintain or improve water quality, quantity and soil conditions on their lands for many years. Although BMPs are designed to be technically feasible and economically viable,...