Decades of scientific research tells us that improving nutrient management and rebuilding soil health in farm fields can increase productivity for farmers and deliver a range of conservation benefits.

Planning for 2025 means planning for uncertainty. At some point during the season, your farm will face too much water, or too little, high wind, heat, cold and everything in between. While not every ...

(Todd Epp, Northern Plains News)– South Dakota hemp farmers may soon have a new tool for ensuring their crops stay within legal THC limits: soil management practices that can dramatically alter ...

MINOT, N.D. — Dry conditions and following recommended production practices combined to result in a canola production year in which disease pressures were relatively low in North Dakota. Chapara was ...

Nitrogen fertilizers are applied to crops to increase yield, but some of that nitrogen is lost to the atmosphere in the form of ammonia. Ammonia is a major air pollutant linked to numerous health ...

Farming is predictably unpredictable, especially now. South Dakota farmers and ranchers like myself are familiar with the many challenges facing production agriculture. The vagaries of markets, ...

Agricultural intensification, characterised by the high use of external inputs such as energy and agrochemical products, negatively affects the environment, leading to soil degradation, loss of ...

GOODHUE, Minn. — Goodhue County farmer and Soil & Water Conservation District Board Supervisor Ed McNamara continues to fine-tune his use of cover crops for forage, fertilizer and soil health. This ...

BASEL, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syngenta Group, a global leader in agricultural innovation, announced the launch of Cropwise AI at the World AgriTech Innovation Summit in London today. Cropwise ...

FARGO, North Dakota — The University of Minnesota and North Dakota State University are partnering to present the 2026 Soil ...