In Hill County Texas, John and Natasha Sawyer have embraced a new era of farming. (Adele Swearingen - USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service)

Sawyer Farms: A legacy of conservation and a future of sustainability

  • By Adele Swearingen │ - USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Black and White portrait of a farmer plowing a field using a team of horses. Circa 1890. (iStock │ #1457422276 - bauhaus1000)

Feb. 27 program looks at history of Ozarks soil

Cows (File photo by Linda Geist- University of Missouri Extension)

Why rotational grazing isn’t working

Corn field. (Adobe Stock │ #373307379 - Steve)

Ag groups cheer biofuel tax changes

Looking down a corn row in a no-till planted field. (Adobe Stock │ #114167847- Margaret Burlingham)

Colorado-till conference Feb. 3 to 4

Watermelon seedlings are seen in trays with pure food waste substrate, pure commercial peat moss-based potting mix, and blends of the two with varying ratios in a study to compare seedling germination, growth and nutrient uptake. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo)

Study finds food waste compost less effective than potting mix alone

  • By Maddie Johnson │ University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
Aerial view of a tank truck spreading manure on a recently harvested corn field. (iStock │ #181878441 - BanksPhotos)

Dry manure applicator certification workshops offered in February 2026

  • By Daniel Andersen, Rachel Kennedy, Melissa McEnany │ ISU Extension and Outreach
Dirt rows: Public Domains Pictures.

USDA’s $700 million regenerative ag announcement draws range of reactions