Plant Health
Urban Oasis: Patchwork City Farms feeds impoverished Atlantans
An urban farm in an Atlanta lower income area is working to make healthy fruits and vegetables accessible to needy people. Jamila Norman, founder o... more »
Human urine could be used as eco-friendly crop fertilizer
Bacterial communities in soil are as resilient to human urine as synthetic fertilizers – making recycling the bodily fluid as a fertilizer for agric... more »
Georgia Plant Protection Division recognized by National Plant Board
Georgia's Plant Protection Division has won national honors from a nationwide plant protection board. The National Plant Board (NPB) bestowed an Ou... more »
Bion’s nitrogen fertilizer now OMRI listed for organic use
A commercial nitrogen fertilizer can now be used by organic growers. Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc.'s commercial 10-0-0 nitrogen fertilizer ... more »
Soil research arm to celebrate 100th year
The Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) is marking 100 years of promoting plant science research. The Cornell-affiliated organization plans to celebrate... more »
OFRF program supports farmer-led research
Tim and Becky Colby own Colby Farms, a 14-acre farm in Papillion, Nebraska, where they produce vegetables, fruits and some livestock products for thei... more »
AgBiome sells OMRI-listed fungicides to Certis Biologicals
Certis Biologicals has acquired multiple assets from AgBiome, including fungicides Howler and Theia. “Certis Biologicals is committed to contribu... more »
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 »
