Agriculture

Editor’s Note: This post is the second in a two-part series about seed breeding. This series explores the history of seed breeding in the US, the impacts of consolidation and...

Gifting your first catch, whether a moose, a deer or berries, is a Tlingit tradition.  “As a child, you learn that giving away the first catch is part of the...

For Black Dog Farm in Livingston, Montana, the early COVID lockdowns were a boon for business.“It’s undeniable that the pandemic had a huge positive effect on our business,” said co-owner...

Intelinair has announced that it has been selected to participate as a project partner in one of the USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities grants. Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc. was...

OJAI, CALIFORNIA’S ELEPHANT RIGHTS ORDINANCE: “WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?” By Jaclyn De Candio for Protect The Harvest On September 26, 2023, Ojai, California, passed an ordinance that defines and protects...

Courtesy of the California Association of Pest Control Advisors CAPCA is thrilled to announce a one-million-dollar grant awarded by the California Department of Food & Agriculture (CDFA) focusing on Sustainable...

Adding crushed volcanic rock to cropland could play a key role in removing carbon from the air. In a field study, scientists at the University of California, Davis, and Cornell...

University of Florida Greenhouse Training Online courses  Weed Management Starts October 16! Understand all aspects of weed management in nurseries and greenhouses including weed identification, developing herbicide programs, and the...

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service, approximately 39 percent of U.S. farmland in the contiguous 48 states is leased. While leases are used in many different...

When John Shaw took over as executive director of the Westport Maritime Museum in 2014, beach clean-ups practically came with the job. Walking along the beaches in southwest Washington state,...