Upon purchasing Weingut Immich-Batterieberg in 2009, Gernot Kollman’s first act was to abruptly end forty years of herbicide use in the vineyards and initiate organic practices. In just three years ...

Walking through Joseph Cattin’s Le Clos Madelon Alsatian vineyard, it’s hard to imagine it once being a World War I battleground. The fully covered ground is soft, sponge-like under foot. Chickens ...

This garden material doesn't directly add nutrients to soil. Instead, it helps keep the nutrients present for longer and ...

Our typical summer weather pattern seems to have returned…hot and humid, intermixed with periods of afternoon showers every few days. What a difference a year makes! All plants, but most of all trees, ...

Every gardener has the ability to have a positive and significant influence on the earth’s warming climate. Improving soil by adding organic material like compost helps the life in earth’s over-tilled ...

In the past few years, about a handful of companies have emerged with tests to measure a soil microbiome of fields, give a biodiversity index and help farmers understand the effects of inputs on soil ...

Harvest is running full throttle across Iowa, and while combines are rolling, many farmers are already thinking ahead to what comes next. Rising input costs and shrinking profit margins mean ...

Don Morse believes in conservation. “Conservation practices contribute to your farm legacy. Farms that produce good crops and do it in a way that will stand the test of time aren’t after short-term ...

The Caatinga is the only biome found exclusively in Brazil and is home to the largest contiguous area of seasonally dry tropical forest in the world. However, anthropogenic activities such as cattle ...

A locally based agricultural technology company currently stationed in West Sacramento is planning to relocate its headquarters to Davis in 2023. A locally based agricultural technology company ...