A study led by researchers at the Agroecosystem Sustainability Center (ASC) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign quantifies the soil organic carbon (SOC) benefits from cover crops in ...

Understanding how common management practices influence physical, chemical, and biological attributes of soil health is key to fostering sustainable agricultural production systems that balance the ...

Your harvest data can be a treasure trove of information. However, without the proper approach, all that data can be overwhelming and a jumbled mess. Whether you have corn yield data or soybean yield ...

New findings share how prescribed fire and no-till management impact soil microbes. In some ways, farming is like cooking. Cooking would be much easier if we could leave the kitchen after eating and ...

From precision agriculture to soil health, effective crop management supports sustainable yields and resource conservation. The National Academies provide guidance on practices and technologies that ...

The Joint FAO-IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture and the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (FAO-RAP) are organizing a webinar to promote awareness in climate-smart, ...

The farming landscape constantly evolves, presenting new challenges each year. Weather has a major impact on farming practices, particularly erratic weather conditions and the resulting crop stress.