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Organic growing practices, genetically modified organisms and other subjects are highlighted in this week’s segment.

By using crop residue you can reduce erosion potential, increase water storage capacity and, with tillage and rotation tweaking, create a nitrogen credit for future crops by building organic matter.

Herbicide carryover is something you’ll want to give thought to as you plan for the 2013 crop season.

Researchers at North Carolina State University and USDA–Agricultural Research Service (USDA–ARS) are studying the way carbon moves in and out of the soil and its role in how much carbon dioxide (CO2) is released into the atmosphere.

A recent summit discussed the importance of affordable, reliable energy, challenges of renewable fuel and electricity, and more.

The decision was expected, but it’s unclear who will succeed the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

DC Central Kitchen has found a way to feed the hungry with food that would otherwise be thrown away

The far southeast corner of the state will set all-time records for precipitation. These stations have data for over 100 years, including the Dust Bowl.

Researchers share deep knowledge of gypsum at the Midwest Soil Improvement Symposium.

Everyone involved in agriculture—me included—needs to get past trying to define sustainability.