Plant Health

FloraPulse offers plants’ water data immediately

An an easy-to-install water sensor designed at Cornell University provides accurate and low-cost water-sensing technology to farmers and researchers w... more »

Fridays on the Farm: Growing it to give away

During Black History Month, the USDA recently featured Armondo White, a veteran and Black farmer in Marvell, Arkansas, and his family, in its Fridays ... more »

Fridays on the Farm: Kyle Haroldson

Editor's note: In its Fridays on the Farm series, the USDA recently featured Kyle Haroldson, an organic farmer in Brookings, South Dakota. He started ... more »

Rodale study looks at cover crops as living mulch

The Rodale Institute California Organic Center has preliminary results from its 2021 study exploring cover crops as an alternative to black plastic mu... more »

Organic research receives boost in California

California leads the nation in organic agricultural production, accounting for more than $14 billion in organic sales and 36% of the U.S. organic mark... more »

USDA program prepares for climate change

The USDA has launched the Working Lands Climate Corps initiative to train the next generation of conservation and climate leaders. As part of the A... more »

Growers group sets policy agenda

The American Farm Bureau Federation in late January wrapped up its 105th Annual Convention in Salt Lake City by approving policy changes to guide the ... more »

California seeks definition of ‘regenerative’

With companies increasingly using the term “regenerative” to sell their products, there’s also growing pressure to nail down what this latest fa... more »

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