Soil fertility plays a crucial role in forage production and can directly impact farm profitability. Yet, when budgets ...

There are many benefits to corn when it is planted after alfalfa, including greater yield, reduced nitrogen (N) requirement from fertilizer or manure, and reduced pest pressure compared to when corn ...

Alfalfa is an important and valuable forage crop with high protein content as feed for dairy cows, beef cattle, calves and other livestock. It is highly beneficial to enrich soil with nitrogen and a ...

Organic farming has long been touted as an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional agriculture. A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) provides strong ...

A new study confirms the notion that organic farming is an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional agriculture Organic farming has long been touted as an environmentally friendly ...