Invasive Insects: Impacts in Agriculture
OnlineInsects can cause serious damage by feeding on crops, and insect species that have been introduced from other countries can often cause the most serious economic damage.
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Insects can cause serious damage by feeding on crops, and insect species that have been introduced from other countries can often cause the most serious economic damage.
On Wednesday, March 20, 2020, American Farmland Trust will release the next report from its Farms Under Threat initiative: "Farms Under Threat: The State of the States." This event will describe our groundbreaking findings and what must be done to protect our irreplaceable farmland and ranchland. It will also feature a discussion with NRCS Chief […]
Eric Fuchs knows a thing or two about agriculture and water regulatory issues because he's seen a thing or two.
Prescribed fire is used as a forest management tool for wildfire risk reduction, wildlife management, and many other purposes.
Reducing tillage is one of the best ways to improve soil health on your farm.
Join Compeer Financial and Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at INTL FCStone Financial, for a live webinar as he shares first-hand perspective on the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead in the market.
Learn about two toolkits that support drought monitoring and drought decision-making across the lower 48 states: the Integrated Water Portal and The Climate Toolbox.
In this webinar we will immerse you deeper into reading riverscapes; specifically, we will introduce the principles of riverscape health. These principles will be cast in a light to help you better recognize impairments, articulate the scope of what's been lost, and realistically target recovery potential. Then we will introduce low-tech process-based restoration (PBR) as […]
This national Source Water Collaborative webinar will feature presenters from NRCS who will share information about the upcoming bulletin on selecting priority source water protection areas in each state
Join The Tall Pines Conservancy for the 5th annual Healthy Lakes Conference. This conference will be held online. More information here.
Join Carmen, Maja, and the rest of the crew at Sundog Farm to learn how they are addressing challenges on their farm. You will see how the team manages sheep grazing through their vegetable fields.
Winter camelina (Camelina sativa) and pennycress (Thlaspi arvense) are new winter-hardy annual oilseeds that have great potential for use as a cash cover crop that protects soil and water while also providing economic benefits to farmers in the Upper Midwest.
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