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Home and Family, Horticulture, Horticulture, Lacey Vilhauer, Outdoors, Soil Health, Women In Ag

Crop rotation matters in the vegetable garden 

Crop rotation for annual vegetables can reduce disease and pest pressure, improve soil health and boost overall crop production. Read More

corn field (Photo: iStock - zhengzaishuru)
Machinery, New Products, Soil Health

Nutrien Ag Solutions introduces N-FINITY to the U.S. crop market

Healthy food, healthy cooking, healthy diet. (Photo: Adobe Stock │ #236915128 - kucherav)
Ag News, Health & Wellness, Home and Family

Positive lifestyle behaviors support a healthy immune system



K-State researchers are beginning a project to develop sensors that that can more accurately measure soil properties. Pictured, l to r, are Garrett Peterson (electrical engineering), Jaebeom Suh (marketing), Ganga Hettiarachchi (agronomy), Bala Natarajan (electrical and computer engineering), Raj Khosla (agronomy), Jeongdae Im (civil engineering), Suprem Das (industrial and manufacturing systems engineering).(Photo: K-State Research and Extension news service)

K-State researchers aim to develop soil sensors that will measure farm fields at the nanoscale

Ranch horses need a forage-based diet for their health, energy and overall performance. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Why forage is the cornerstone of a working ranch horse’s diet

Extra forage can be baled into late summer and early fall, but the hay’s lower nutrient levels later in the season might not be worth the time and expense. (Photo: Todd Johnson, OSU Agriculture)

Buy or bale: Run these numbers to calculate hay costs

Fed 'n Happy. (Courtesy photo.)

A biological farming solution

Black ashes or charcoal texture, background. (Photo: iStock - Okrip)

Application of biochar in agricultural systems

  • By Rakesh Kumar, Jasmeet Lamba, Sushil Adhikari, Allen Torbert, and Wendiam Sawadgo │ Auburn University
Food products recommended for stabilizing insulin and blood sugar levels. Diabetes diet (Photo: iStock - monticelllo)

Healthy Habits for Immune Support

  • By Taylor Willhite under the direction and review of Megan Erickson, former SDSU Extension Nutrition Field Specialist