Drones, virtual fencing, gene technology moving agriculture forward
Land-grant universities and state research agencies are using multiple technologies to solve production challenges and provide educational outreach. From...
Reaching diverse farms and farmers
Extension educators and researchers across the Land-grant University System reach diverse farmers and farms through programming, information and accessible...
Research, education improve livestock health
Livestock producers are continually searching for the best management strategies to protect animal health, which is essential to productivity...
Improving nursery and fruit crops
Specialty crops, including fruits, floriculture and nursery crops, provide a wide range of products and play a crucial role...
Breeding crops tailored for the future
Food crops are constantly under attack by plant diseases and pests that result in losses in crop quantity and...
Healthy soils sustain food security
Researchers at the nation’s land-grant universities are studying the health of soils to increase agricultural production and decrease the...
Wisconsin farmers learn strategies to implement practices that protect local waterways
Agriculture is the dominant land use in Wisconsin. Current farming practices have a significant impact on soil and...
Research develops effective treatments to fight blight in apple, pear crops
Over the past several years, frequent periods of warm and wet weather during the spring in Virginia have triggered...
Indiana urban farming project teaches city dwellers how to grow food
When large grocery stores move out of urban areas, fresh fruits and vegetables become harder for city dwellers to...
Urban farm learning lab providing access to fresh, healthy food options
The Cornell Cooperative Extension Oneida Urban Farm Learning Lab in New York provides educational programming and resources to aspiring...
Bilingual Spray Safe, Spray Well recordings provide permanent resource for pesticide safety
Beginning organic growers, urban farmers and Spanish-speaking vegetable producers have been historically underserved by traditional cooperative Extension efforts to...
Georgia researchers apply AI to track cage-free hens’ pecking behavior, welfare
Researchers at the University of Georgia Agricultural Experiment Station have used an artificial intelligence learning-based imaging system for automatically...
Research improves Christmas tree production in Connecticut
Two or three Christmas trees are planted for every one that is harvested. This implies that only 33% to...
Wisconsin farmer focus group program aims to improve profitability
Following record-high farm income in 2022, Wisconsin farmers in 2023 saw rising interest expenses, increasing debt and reduced working...
New online tool facilitates information sharing for North Carolina farmers
North Carolina State Extension agents have their fingers on the pulse of statewide crop performance and emerging problems, often...
Plant diagnostics saves Florida poinsettia producers
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences helped save a grower $350,000 crop thanks to a...