Increasing plant biodiversity reduces the need for pesticides
Plant biodiversity can serve as a natural method to control herbivores and reduce the need for harmful pesticides. A team of researchers led by the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv)…
Read More...Combining no-till, covers, pheasants and cattle
South Dakota grower Dennis Hoyle shares insights on how he’s been successful with no-till for more than 35 years and integrated cover crops and livestock into the system.
Read More...Baker Institute-led group develops proposed nationwide protocol for storing carbon
A working group led by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy has developed an innovative measurement-based standard – “BCarbon” – for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it in…
Read More...Self-watering soil could transform farming
A new type of soil created by engineers at The University of Texas at Austin can pull water from the air and distribute it to plants, potentially expanding the map…
Read More...Land restoration, one paddock at a time
Regenerative grazing has become a recent buzzword among social media savvy ranchers and is seen as an eco-friendly way to produce beef. The Sisters Cattle Co. is out to prove…
Read More...To save threatened plants and animals, restore habitat on farms, ranches and other working lands
Restoring native habitats to at least 20 percent of the world’s land currently being used by humans for farming, ranching and forestry is necessary to protect biodiversity and slow species loss,…
Read More...In Home Land
Long before the Absaroka-Bearthtooths became a wilderness and before Yellowstone was called ‘wonderland,’ they were home ground to the Crow. This article on land and people explores the changes in…
Read More...Colorado ag department’s soil health initiative progresses with new federal partnership
The Colorado Department of Agriculture’s (CDA) Conservation Services Division is pleased to announce the signing of a five-year, $5 million agreement between the USDA (NRCS) and the Colorado State Conservation…
Read More...Riparian repair: Rancher partners with Bitter Water Forum to find solution on Burnt Fork Creek
Jay Meyer has had a long-running battle with Mother Nature along a section of Burnt Fork Creek that runs through his family ranch east of Stevensville, MT. Spring run off…
Read More...Belching cows and endless feedlots: Fixing cattle’s climate issues
The United States is home to 95 million cattle. Changing what they eat could have a significant effect on emissions of greenhouse gases like methane that are warming the world
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