• The Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) has released two short films that showcase the efforts of farmers and conservationists in the San Luis Valley of Colorado to address agricultural challenges through improved soil health. (swcs.org)
  • Farmers in the midwestern United States have been battling increasing infestations from a variety of stink bug species in recent years, and now they have a new free resource for understanding and managing the emerging pests. (phys.org)
  • This resource is part of the USDA-NIFA funded project for climate and agriculture that gathered data from 35 field sites and thousands of farmers in 9 Midwestern states, with the goal of creating a suite of practices for corn-based systems. (iastate.edu)
  • In the fiscal year 2022, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) launched a new cover crop initiative in 11 states that provided US$38 million to help farmers implement the practice ( USDA NRCS 2022 ). (jswconline.org)
  • In a press release, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said, "With President Biden's leadership, USDA is creating a resilient, sustainable and competitive agricultural economy, which allows farmers to continue doing what they do best by growing food for the rest of the world. (nationalhogfarmer.com)
  • Our instructors are real farmers who practice what they teach, including detailed tactics to build soil resilience, increase water storage capacity and decrease costly inputs and programs. (acresusa.com)
  • Drainage water management techniques are proving to reduce nitrate releases into ditches and streams -- and now researchers and regulators are teaming up to see if the water-quality benefits can be quantified so farmers can earn money by managing their tile drainage water. (no-tillfarmer.com)
  • Hall says MCD sees tremendous potential in drainage-water management as a tool for farmers interested in selling water-quality credits. (no-tillfarmer.com)
  • Across the breadbasket region, lower prices for corn, soybeans and wheat drove down profits for farmers and pushed Illinois, Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska to the lowest states for income growth over the 12 months ending in September, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. (agequipmentintelligence.com)
  • Although financial terms were not disclosed, the acquisition, announced in December, adds another dimension to Trimble's data management platform for farmers, precision farming dealers and agronomic retailers. (agequipmentintelligence.com)
  • The Agricultural Drainage Management Coalition conducted demonstration field days in five states last year to give farmers, advisors and regulators an up-close look at field-scale drainage management plots side-by-side with free-flowing tile drainage. (ctic.org)
  • Policy recommendations will be made motivating farmers for the adoption of GHP, Post Milking Teat Dipping (PMTD), and Dry Cow Therapy (DCT) technologies for mastitis control, and a training course will be developed to help farmers easily adopt the good practices. (ufl.edu)
  • Nebraska has infinite opportunities for me to work in diverse agroecosystems and seek ways to improve agricultural production and build more resilient and healthy soils," Córdova said. (unl.edu)
  • URBANA, Ill. - As summer 2023 marches on, so do the events of Agronomy Days at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, a season-long series providing practical, research-based information that can improve yield, input management, and. (illinois.edu)
  • In the Northeastern and Midwestern United States we identified the distribution and characteristics of those fish communities most and least at risk of experiencing changes in climate which deviate from the. (researchgate.net)
  • According to the most recent investigation , there is at least one discernible pattern: the depletion has been fastest in some of the world's major agricultural centres, such as northwest India, northeastern China, northeast Pakistan, California's central valley, and the midwestern United States. (thewaterchannel.tv)
  • 2016, Development of the Land-use and Agricultural Management Practice web-Service (LAMPS) for generating crop rotations in space and time, Soil & Tillage Research, Vol 155, p, 233-249. (wikipedia.org)
  • Less tilling, lesser tillage depth, or no tillage at all has directly positive effects on the agricultural site. (sswm.info)
  • Through adapted tillage techniques, moisture loss in the soil can be reduced and soil quality and agricultural production can be improved. (sswm.info)
  • Organic farming relies heavily on tillage for weed management, however, intensive soil disturbance can have detrimental impacts on soil quality. (mdpi.com)
  • Cover crop-based rotational tillage (CCBRT), a practice that reduces the need for tillage and cultivation through the creation of cover crop mulches, has emerged as an alternative weed management practice in organic cropping systems. (mdpi.com)
  • For every tillage and planting practice, there's an ideal Ingersoll application. (agequipmentintelligence.com)
  • Conversion of the natural prairie-forested landscape in U.S. Midwestern states to a corn-soybean crop rotation has altered the runoff condition and stream hydrology throughout the region by creating more dynamic surface water flow regimes and increasing the likelihood of severe floods. (thanospapanicolaou.com)
  • Rotating corn and soybean is an efficient management practice to lower nitrate-N concentrations in the deep vadose zone, compared with continuous corn. (unl.edu)
  • Prevalence of neonicotinoids and sulfoxaflor in alluvial aquifers in a high corn and soybean producing region of the Midwestern United States. (cdc.gov)
  • On account of new agricultural technology developments between 1860 and 1970, the Corn Belt went from producing mixed crops and livestock into becoming an area focused strictly on wheat-cash planting. (wikipedia.org)
  • Policy interest and support for cover crops have increased at the national, regional, and state levels. (jswconline.org)
  • Growing cover crops is one of the most promising conservation practices with multiple benefits. (gocovercrops.com)
  • Matt Yost from Utah State University discusses cover crops and how they contribute to soil organic matter in irrigated systems. (gocovercrops.com)
  • Winter wheat is among the most productive and profitable crops grown in rainfed agricultural regions of the world. (gocovercrops.com)
  • She gets to work on diverse projects - studying the environmental performance of various annual and perennial bioenergy crops, forest and midwestern cropping systems managed within an intensified gradient framework. (unl.edu)
  • In response to these concerns, Midwestern agricultural producers have adopted Best Management Practices (BMPs) to increase runoff retention and reduce sediment delivery. (thanospapanicolaou.com)
  • The discussions include rotational livestock management, beekeeping, soil and water management, plant breeding, turning a profit on a small farm, and many others. (acresusa.com)
  • An aggressive research program in Ohio aims to expand the scope of nutrient flow research with drainage water management, and create a mathematical model to calculate the impact of drainage-water management on nitrate and phosphorus losses to surface waters. (no-tillfarmer.com)
  • The person's specialty should be stated in the first or second reference. (ttu.edu)
  • Broom was born in Illinois and earned his bachelor's degree in a seemingly Midwestern specialty, agricultural communications. (sdsu.edu)
  • As a result of her travel and work experiences she gained insight into international agriculture systems and the value of socio-ecologically mindful practices. (mesaprogram.org)
  • While growing up in Ohio and getting his BA from Bucknell University in Pennsylvania, he has been exposed to a variety Midwestern agricultural systems. (mesaprogram.org)
  • Having been raised in a rural agricultural community, her interests have always been geared towards land and food systems. (mesaprogram.org)
  • Restoration Agriculture explains how we can have all of the benefits of natural, perennial ecosystems and create agricultural systems that imitate nature in form and function while still providing for our food, building, fuel and many other needs - in your own backyard, farm or ranch. (acresusa.com)
  • He draws inspiration from J. Russell Smith, Bill Mollison, Masanobu Fukuoka, his father, his grandfather, his neighbors and others who showed him that trees are the key to productive and sustainable agricultural systems. (acresusa.com)
  • If we can reduce the outflow from subsurface drainage systems, then we can reduce the nitrate load," says Dr. Larry Brown of The Ohio State University, who has studied drainage water management systems with Dr. Norman Fausey of the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service's Soil Drainage Research Unit in Columbus. (no-tillfarmer.com)
  • Once those relationships are solidified and models are perfected to predict the performance of future drainage-water management systems, the process could be accepted into water-quality trading programs like the one being piloted in Ohio's Great Miami River watershed. (no-tillfarmer.com)
  • The lack of an accepted model for calculating nutrient reduction spurred MCD to team up with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, The Ohio State University, the USDA-ARS Soil Drainage Research Unit and the Shelby Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) to install four drainage water management systems in the Great Miami watershed. (no-tillfarmer.com)
  • This restructuring and growth of rural social capital within specific territories is leading to increased productivity of agricultural and land management systems, with particular benefits for those previously excluded. (cambridge.org)
  • Conservation agricultural systems retain more carbon (C) produced by plants at the soil surface. (gocovercrops.com)
  • Next summer, they will set out to test whether the smell of fear can protect larger agricultural systems over longer periods of time. (dailyyonder.com)
  • Mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) often take the form of quasi-linear convective systems (QLCSs) within the mid-latitudes of the United States. (umsystem.edu)
  • Though studies in North Carolina show a yield benefit of five percent from drainage water management and models of Midwestern cropping systems estimate a similar return, quantifying a yield advantage in the field from drainage water management has been frustrating. (ctic.org)
  • One challenge is that yields are likely to be impacted only in years when subsurface soil moisture is scarce in fields without drainage water management systems. (ctic.org)
  • I've seen a 20-bushel-per-acre difference in corn from shallow systems, but two years ago there was a one-bushel difference [on the same field] and last year there was no difference,' notes Richard Cooke, an agricultural engineer at the University of Illinois. (ctic.org)
  • Quantitative soil quality indexing of temperate arable management systems. (investigacionesgeograficas.com)
  • This work was funded in whole or part by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Resilience and Food Security under Agreement # AID-OAA-L-15-00003 as part of Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems. (ufl.edu)
  • In order to reduce the risk of losing dissolved P nutrients through subsurface drainage, consider incorporating 4R application practices into your P management. (nutrientstewardship.org)
  • The North Central Education and Research Activity Committee (NCERA)-59, formed in 1952 to address questions about how organic matter and management practices could improve soil structure and productivity, draws on members' shared history to comment on the science supporting soil quality and associated soil health assessment, with emphasis on croplands and with the goal of hastening progress in this important field. (usda.gov)
  • Farm ers' perceptions of farm management practices and development plans on organic farm s in Finland. (cdc.gov)
  • Organic production of vegetables and fruits is growing, and it is important to assess if organic fertilization will sustain the quantity and nutritional values of foods grown from plants equally to the current practices of conventional farming. (umass.edu)
  • The production of biochar from crop and other vegetative residues may be a strategy for management of organic waste. (umass.edu)
  • In this session, the discussion will be phytoremediation from a scientific standpoint, what testing should be done to ensure safety of products made from hemp and discuss organic and regenerative practices that provide value to your business and ultimately your customer. (ihempmichigan.com)
  • The adoption literature lacks attention to the spatial and temporal precision of practice measures and misses opportunities to identify consistent or diverse mechanisms for scaling up conservation practices. (jswconline.org)
  • This project examined seven weed control strategies and investigated productivity of small grain/forage combinations raised with trees in an effort to suggest management options that would encourage tree planting in the state. (iastate.edu)
  • Poor or deterioration of soil fertility and the concomitant decline in agricultural productivity are major concerns in the World. (umass.edu)
  • Agricultural productivity is however very low due to limited arable land, infertile soils, and climatic conditions that typically allow only one/two cropping seasons a year. (blogspot.com)
  • The low level of productivity is the cumulative effect of poor genetics, poor and inappropriate feeding management, and a large number of diseases of economic significance. (ufl.edu)
  • Now, University of Illinois Extension is continuing to invest in the earth by developing a regenerative agricultural program to bring healthy soil practices to farms and gardens statewide. (illinois.edu)
  • Ex: Joe Blow earned his undergraduate degree in agricultural communications and is now a second-year veterinary student. (ttu.edu)
  • Dr. Rafoth practiced veterinary medicine for 31 years in a mixed large animal practice emphasizing prevention rather than treatment. (practicalagsolutions.com)
  • Jane Frankenberger, a professor of agricultural and biological engineering at Purdue University and a principal investigator for the USDA-NIFA Sustainable Corn Project shares her research on this topic. (iastate.edu)
  • Environmental impacts on freshwater ecosystems persist due to inputs of excess fertilizer to agricultural landscapes. (gocovercrops.com)
  • Agricultural fairs exhibiting livestock are increasingly implicated in human Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli O157:H7 (STEC O157:H7) outbreaks. (cdc.gov)
  • To estimate livestock STEC O157:H7 prevalence at US fairs, we collected 2,919 fecal specimens at 29 county fairs in 2 states and at 3 state fairs in 2002. (cdc.gov)
  • These data suggest that STEC O157 is common and transmissible among livestock displayed at agricultural fairs and persists in the environment after the fair. (cdc.gov)
  • The objectives of this study were to estimate fecal STEC O157:H7 prevalence in livestock on display at US agricultural fairs and to estimate STEC O157:H7 prevalence in the postfair environment, 10-11 months later, when animals were absent. (cdc.gov)
  • We collected fresh fecal specimens at 32 agricultural fairs at 29 small or local county fairs in 2 midwestern states and at 3 large state fairs in 2 midwestern states and 1 southern state. (cdc.gov)
  • OBJECTIVE To identify the geographic distribution of exhibition swine in the Midwestern United States, characterize management practices used for exhibition swine, and identify associations between those practices and influenza A virus (IAV) detection in exhibition swine arriving at county or state agricultural fairs. (avma.org)
  • PROCEDURES Inventories of swine exhibited at fairs in 6 selected Midwestern states during 2013 and of the total swine population (including commercial swine) in these regions in 2012 were obtained and mapped. (avma.org)
  • We applied a consistent methodology at a 250 m spatial resolution across the lower 48 states to map and estimate irrigation dynamics for four map eras (2002, 2007, 2012, and 2017) and over four 5-year mapping intervals. (mdpi.com)
  • Installation of artificial subsurface drainage, often referred to as tile drainage, has been increasing across agricultural cropland in Midwestern states of the US since the mid-1970s. (nutrientstewardship.org)
  • Recently, increased frequency of costly floods has prompted consideration of whether offsetting benefits might accrue from management of floodplains for ecosystem services. (researchgate.net)
  • In the past, tile drains were just a way to get water off the field," notes Carl Lucero, deputy director of the Office of Ecosystem Services and Markets in Washington, D.C. "The advent of drainage-water management allows you to keep water on your land. (no-tillfarmer.com)
  • The Fresno Bee reports that 420,000-700,000 acres of irrigated cropland were removed from production this past summer, and the state expects crop revenue losses of $810 million and dairy and livestock losses of $203 million. (agequipmentintelligence.com)
  • Research shows that drainage water management can reduce annual nitrate losses from tile-drained fields by 15 to 75 percent, depending on location, climate, soil type and cropping system. (ctic.org)
  • In Illinois, half the nitrate load comes during the wintertime, the part of the year where there's no need for drainage,' he says, noting that most growers have traditionally focused on the water-storing benefits of in-season drainage management. (ctic.org)
  • The Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) and Truterra, LLC have been awarded $1.5 million in funding from USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to accelerate the adoption of precision nutrient management and soil health practices in partnership with agricultural retailers in Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska. (swcs.org)
  • The first step was to drain the land so it was farmable,' notes Don Pitts, state water and air quality specialist with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Champaign, Ill. 'Now it's time to manage that drainage. (ctic.org)
  • After early career positions with a cooperative extension service, the U.S. Agency for International Development in Amman, Jordan, and as part owner of a Chicago-based management consulting and training firm, Broom went to the University of Wisconsin, Madison, to teach and earn his doctorate in mass communication. (sdsu.edu)
  • Currently, Córdova is building the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Soil Health Program to support collaborative efforts on soil health science research, extension, and teaching across the state. (unl.edu)
  • He and his family have transformed a typical 140-acre row-crop dairy farm into a permaculture-based perennial-agricultural ecosystem using oak savannah, successional brushland and Eastern woodlands as ecological models. (acresusa.com)
  • Fair STEC O157 outbreaks in the United States have been associated with ruminant contact, contaminated water, and contact with animal environments ( 2 , 5 , 6 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Jeana is a former Iowa State Bar Association Young Lawyer's Division President and the 2002 recipient of the American Bankruptcy Institute's Outstanding Scholar Award. (leaders-in-law.com)
  • OCM is a membership-based research and advocacy organization working for open and competitive markets and fair trade in America's food and agricultural sectors. (competitivemarkets.com)
  • Furthermore, we will provide the fundamental and useful data for developing nano-enabled technology for sustainable agricultural production. (umass.edu)
  • The Corn Belt is a region of the Midwestern United States that, since the 1850s, has dominated corn production in the United States. (wikipedia.org)
  • URBANA, Ill. - From self-driving tractors to weeding robots and AI-powered data collection, automated machinery is revolutionizing agricultural production. (illinois.edu)
  • Nebraska, an agriculturally intensive mid-western state of the United States (U.S.), has a large number of wells with nitrate concentrations above the drinking water standard (10 mg NO3-N/L). Large amounts of nitrogen fertilizers and irrigation water are applied in Nebraska to increase and maintain agricultural production. (unl.edu)
  • Scaling up cover crop use will increase crop diversity on agricultural lands and help achieve sustainable production and environmental wellbeing. (jswconline.org)
  • Floodplains of large rivers are exploited for agricultural production, industrial and municipal development, and transportation infrastructure. (researchgate.net)
  • We examined the results of a questionnaire completed by more than 500 workers at a midwestern Veterans Affairs healthcare facility from July 2012-August 2014. (cdc.gov)
  • More recently, the USA corn belt was mapped at the county level using the Land use and Agricultural Management Practices web-Service (LAMPS), along with animated maps of changes in time (2010-2016). (wikipedia.org)
  • A combination of such techniques/ practices, or what is referred to as the 3R approach, has helped recharge groundwater resources and transform landscapes around the world. (thewaterchannel.tv)
  • Angelo State University is a component of the Texas Tech University System in San Angelo, Texas. (ttu.edu)
  • FIRST REFERENCE: Use the full name, 'Angelo State University' on first reference. (ttu.edu)
  • Stay informed with the latest news and updates from San Diego State University (SDSU) at SDSU Newscenter. (sdsu.edu)
  • Glen Broom taught public relations to thousands of students at San Diego State University, but around the world tens of thousands more have learned their trade under his guidance and expertise. (sdsu.edu)
  • They're like the mosquitos of the plant world," said Dr. Sara Hermann, an entomologist at Penn State University. (dailyyonder.com)
  • In 1993, North Dakota State University (NDSU) established graduate transportation options in civil engineering and agricultural economics. (ugpti.org)
  • Córdova earned a Bachelor of Engineering in agroindustry from Tecnica del Norte University, Ecuador, and a doctorate in soil science from Iowa State University. (unl.edu)
  • Before coming to Nebraska, Córdova worked as a project coordinator and postdoctoral research scientist with the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station at Michigan State University. (unl.edu)
  • INTRODUCTION: Influenza remains an important cause of hospitalizations in the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • Although there are technical specifications for subbase composition, in the engineering practice, the subbase soils are comprised of whatever material is found at the site in order to minimize costs for transporting graded material from a quarry. (thanospapanicolaou.com)
  • My current research focus is on tree windbreak and silvopasture effects on microclimate and soil quality and the potential of agroforestry practices for climate change adaptation. (usda.gov)
  • Moreover, it motivated her to seek academic and professional opportunities to learn more about soil properties and land management practices in different countries and cultures. (unl.edu)
  • In the United States, corn is the common word for maize. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, 2021 offers great promise, particularly in terms of legislative and regulatory developments in Washington, DC and in state capitals across the country. (ihempmichigan.com)
  • Find company research, competitor information, contact details & financial data for Midwestern Health Management Inc of Saint Joseph, MO. (bye.fyi)
  • Ensuring that the data needed to assess soil health are generated through transparent and reproducible methods, and that they are available for public and private sector use, is critical as changes in our nation's research landscape are shifting responsibility for soil stewardship from national and state backed entities to public-private partnerships. (usda.gov)
  • Additionally, her research and teaching programs strive to integrate agroecological principles, a deep understanding of biogeochemistry and ecosystem ecology, and modeling to understand soil-plant-microbe interactions in important agricultural settings. (unl.edu)
  • It is organized into four areas of focus: research, practice, policy, and capacity building. (cdc.gov)
  • Firms expanding into domestic and global markets from the Midwestern and Plains states need to employ efficient strategic logistics practices to compete. (ugpti.org)
  • As of 2008, the top four corn-producing states were Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, and Minnesota, accounting for more than half of the corn growth in the United States. (wikipedia.org)
  • Corn Belt, Encyclopædia Britannica Online USDA State Fact sheets [1], Kipka et al. (wikipedia.org)
  • Planting Corn Belt Culture: The Impress of the Upland Southerner and Yankee in the old Northwest (1953) Snapp, Roscoe R. Beef Cattle Their Feeding and Management in the Corn Belt States (1950) Smith, C. Wayne, et al. (wikipedia.org)
  • The letter was led by the National Corn Growers Association and was joined by 11 other national organizations and approximately 50 state-level interest groups. (nationalhogfarmer.com)
  • Not all bed bugs are created equal, and some of the leading bed bug traps used by pest management professionals are ineffective against species with better climbing abilities than others. (phys.org)
  • This panel will have a lively discussion on Hemp Agronomy and Integrated Pest Management. (ihempmichigan.com)
  • The state of Illinois includes 72,650 farms that cumulatively harvest over 27 million acres and are operated by 118,000 producers. (illinois.edu)
  • It might not be for the huge, Midwestern cornfield," she says, but instead be more appropriate for small farms with several acres of diverse plantings, CSAs, and backyard gardeners-and especially for anyone who's trying to grow organically. (dailyyonder.com)
  • The plan was developed by NIOSH, in collaboration with tribes, tribal-serving organizations, academia, state and local health departments, and U.S. government agencies. (cdc.gov)
  • In addition to water quality benefits, it's possible that drainage water management also can boost crop yields and store water for times of drought stress. (iastate.edu)
  • Find tools for sustainable sanitation and water management! (sswm.info)
  • Perspectives are different frameworks from which to explore the knowledge around sustainable sanitation and water management. (sswm.info)
  • This allows you to quickly navigate to the content of your particular interest while promoting the holistic understanding of sustainable sanitation and water management. (sswm.info)
  • Controlled drainage -- also called drainage water management -- employs water-control structures at the outlets of tile mains with removable stop logs, or weirs. (no-tillfarmer.com)
  • Many progressive growers across the Midwest and the South - where drainage management was first practiced - are exploring drainage water management to see if they can achieve higher yields by saving subsurface moisture while also benefiting water quality locally and downstream. (ctic.org)
  • The outcome of this study was to identify and quantify the management practices (e.g., conversion to grass or no-till) needed to mitigate large flood events in the watershed. (thanospapanicolaou.com)
  • The U.S. Inland Creel and Angler Survey Catalog (CreelCat) database includes inland recreational fisheries survey data across the United States to facilitate large‐scale analyses. (researchgate.net)
  • Large oak trees grow on this hill, but the state cut the hill in half when building state highway freeway 15 which goes southwest from Milwaukee to Beloit, WI. (greatdreams.com)
  • According to Joe Denniston, vice president of Trimble's Agricultural Division, the integration of the IRON Solutions' suite of services into the Connected Farm platform will equip dealers and agronomic retailers with a broader scale of real-time analytical tools to improve maintenance scheduling or fleet management through telematic service. (agequipmentintelligence.com)
  • During the past few decades, dramatic changes have occurred across Missouri's agricultural landscape. (missouri.edu)
  • State and federal policies have tried for decades to provide solutions and incentives, but the hypoxic zone keeps. (illinois.edu)
  • This common fishing approach has been in practice for decades in inland waters in China but its implications for biodiversity remain unclear. (researchgate.net)
  • 174.9 million ac [70.8 million ha]), according to the 2017 Census of Agriculture administered by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service ( USDA NASS 2019a , 2019c ). (jswconline.org)