Civil Eats

AUGUST 1, 2023

The USDA Plan to Better Measure Agriculture’s Impact on the Climate Crisis In this week’s Field Report, news on the agency’s latest effort to invest in soil science and correct discrimination, plus reports on global hunger and pesticides’ impacts on birds.

Food 98

Food Seeding Crop Farming 98

Agwired

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

NRCS is making $65 million in funding available for new tools, approaches, practices and technologies to further natural resource conservation on private lands through Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG). Submit proposals by October 30.

Tractor 59

Tractor Seeding Soil Science Agriculture 59

World Agri-Tech

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Chris Tolles , CEO & Co-Founder , YARD STICK: “ Over the past year, our primary successes have been achievements in our research and development performance and advancing the core science of our technology. We’ll soon publish in a leading soil science journal. How do you plan to address and overcome them?

Production 52

Production Science Acre Soil Science 52

Farmbrite

MARCH 2, 2023

They may also be involved in planning and implementing food processing facilities, ensuring that crops meet certain chemical requirements, or developing new technologies for farming equipment. Agricultural engineers must be skilled in soil science, physics and chemistry as well as computer modeling techniques.

Agriculture 52

Agriculture Agriculture Science Livestock 52

Food Environment and Reporting Network

OCTOBER 24, 2024

This was potentially world-altering technology. Before 2013, many Silicon Valley investors were wary of agritech , the name given to the application of advanced technologies and computing to agriculture. The Streys had studied geography and soil science at Leibniz University Hannover in Germany.

Pesticide 86

Pesticide Crop Agriculture Agriculture 86

NASDA

APRIL 1, 2025

For example, ARS scientists in Beltsville, Maryland recently developed a new AI-driven technology that efficiently identifies wheat plants resistant to Fusarium head blight, a devastating fungal disease.

Agriculture 130

Agriculture Agriculture Science Rural Development 130

NASDA

APRIL 1, 2025

For example, ARS scientists in Beltsville, Maryland recently developed a new AI-driven technology that efficiently identifies wheat plants resistant to Fusarium head blight, a devastating fungal disease.

Agriculture 130

Agriculture Agriculture Science Rural Development 130

RR2CS

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

“My research focus was on healthy soils for healthy crops for healthy populations,” says Harold, who traveled to New Zealand, California, and Mexico to learn about different agricultural systems and technologies. They have a very advanced group of people working on soil science,” he says.

Farming 52

Farming Farming Crop Manure 52