U.S. Rep. Josh Riley has teamed with two other members of Congress to push a federal bill that, if enacted, would strengthen ...

Learn about the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP), including payment limits, income requirements, crop insurance ...

Hoosier farmers planted about 1.6 million acres of overwinter living covers — cover crops and small grains, like wheat — this ...

(Indianapolis, IN) – According to a recent conservation survey, Indiana farmers planted an estimated 1.6 million acres of ...

Ensemble models, comprising multiple algorithms or simulations to improve prediction accuracy, are increasingly being applied ...

The state agriculture department is partnering with multiple groups on a water quality improvement project in Central Iowa.

Status Quo: The situation in the U.S. crop growing season has traders in a holding pattern going forward. "Between steady progress in the winter wheat harvest, strong soybean conditions, and ...

The General Assembly has continued its commitment to encouraging sustainable farming measures to aid in the Chesapeake Bay ...

Farming methods that support nature improve both biodiversity and crop yields, but more extensive measures may require ...

Fractional vegetation cover (FVC) is an important parameter for earth surface process simulations, climate modeling, and global change studies. Currently, several FVC products have been generated from ...

He farms 4,500 acres of corn, soybeans, sugar beets, and wheat. He uses cover crops to protect the soil from erosion and increase the nutrients in the ground. “I know I use way less fertilizer than I ...

With support from NMDA’s Healthy Soil Program, local farmers used cover crops to protect soil while fallowing land to ...