Penn State Extension has educational materials on controlling food safety risks that are available to farmers market vendors and producers.
Dairy farmers can reduce the environmental impact of their operations and maximize revenues by double cropping and injecting manure into the soil.
Cellular agriculture — food grown from cells or yeast — can accelerate socioeconomic inequality or provide beneficial alternatives, researchers say.
Poisonous gases released during manure storage can cause immediate asphyxiation and death, a major farm safety hazard for ag operators.
The results of the study offer clues about how dairy farmers might reduce the amount of nitrogen fertilizer they apply to corn crops.
A previously unknown root trait allows some cereal plants to grow deeper roots capable of punching through dry, hard, compacted soils.
Penn State’s research is significant because it shows the need to customize cover crop mixes for desired results, depending on soil and climatic conditions.
To judge the overall effectiveness of cover crops and choose those offering the most ecosystem services, agricultural scientists must consider the plants’ roots as well as above-ground biomass.
Because farmers live and work in the same place, it’s easy to overlook how some of the greatest dangers rural youth may face is right there at home.
Research out of Penn State suggests that organic soybean producers who reduce tillage and use cover crops can achieve solid yields at competitive costs.