Soil Health
OFRF and FFAR grants to advance soil health research
The Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) and the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) are pleased to award three grants to r... more »
Food-grade wheatgrass variety released
Wheatgrass is packed with beneficial nutrients, which makes the crop a popular superfood. And now, more farmers will have access to growing this benef... more »
Remember that crop residue decisions affect soil life
In some ways, farming is like cooking. Cooking would be much easier if we could leave the kitchen after eating and not come back until we make the nex... more »
Nitrogen management key for organic sweet corn
Building up the nitrogen supplying capacity of the soil is key to growing organic sweet corn. With no high analysis, nitrogen fertilizers approved for... more »
Book to guide gardeners on biological soil amendments
Lifelong grower Nigel Palmer's new book will go beyond compost, directing gardeners to look at locally-sourced materials to make mineral and biologica... more »
Montana research for organic lentils gets funding
The Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) and the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) awarded a second year of funding in the... more »
USDA responds to lawsuit over hydroponics in organic program
The USDA this month filed a legal reply to a lawsuit over its policy allowing hydroponic grow operations to be certified as organic. The March 2 la... more »
California to give $22M in grants for healthy soil
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has selected 316 Healthy Soils Program (HSP) Incentives Program projects for grant awards tot... more »
