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Bioreactor Offers Learning Experience For Students
Interest in bioreactors is growing in Iowa if the field day at the Roger and Louise Van Ersvelde farm is any indication. The late August…
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Irrigation Innovation — Emerging Technologies can Improve Water Use Efficiency
Crops are thirsty. They use water to take in nutrients and facilitate processes to grow, flower and yield. And they are finicky. Each crop demands…
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The Faces of U.S. Soy Farming: Water Management
Having a consistent supply of high-quality, sustainably produced soybeans is vitally important to international soy buyers, and U.S. soy farmers are up to the challenge.…
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Flooding Rocks Upper Midwestern United States
Over the past two weeks, U.S. farmers have faced a major challenge as the upper Great Plains region has endured catastrophic flooding. In parts of…
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U.S. Soy Farmers Employ Conservation Drainage as Sustainability Practice
Conservation drainage helps U.S. Soy farmers to increase yields, conserve water, and reduce nutrient loss, while cutting amounts of nitrates in drainage water. This video…
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Farmers Conserve Natural Resources
Linda Burrier discusses how her family farm's focus on nutrient management and conservation helps conserve water and wildlife.