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Naturally occurring soil fungus can help protect crops from disease

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Cover crops are an effective tool to keep nutrients on farmland during the winter season. Research reveals that planting the cover crops before harvesting cash crops could maximize their beneficial effects

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Plant life in drier regions rely on an unsuspecting water source

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Students sponsored by Soil Science Society of America participate in skills test to build field experience; learn about soils of Scotland

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Bean processing method impacts flavor more than production factors, according to Ethiopian research team

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Taking a systems approach can steadily improve soil health even with underground crops

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Hand-hand spectrometer found to accurately predict root dry matter content

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Research looks at ways to increase adoption of public food forests in communities

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New research sheds light on how to sustainably grow and collect honeybush

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Naturally-occurring soil fungus can help protect crops from disease

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Planting cover crops early helps them hold onto more excess nutrients. That’s good news for the polluted Chesapeake Bay

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Managing lawns, sports fields is key to their sustainability

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Common garden plant shows promise as valuable winter cover crop for sorghum and cotton growers in Southeastern U.S.

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You can now buy this new rice variety that has 53% more protein than regular rice, is non-GMO

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Researchers suspect beneficial fungi increase plant productivity and protect from disease

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Farming practices reducing nitrate load in Mississippi River Basin

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Root systems have a major impact on crop yields in semi-arid areas

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Weeds like Palmer amaranth can spread by seeds that end up in livestock feed. A new method helps track contaminated manure so farmers can fend off this pest

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Thought to reduce corn yields, recent research shows this isn’t the case

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The high surface area of willow moss helps it absorb polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons