The Columbian

The crops and their paychecks went up in flames: How the Mountain Fire hammered farms and farmworkers

The Mountain Fire burns on a hillside in Santa Paula on Nov. 7. (Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times/TNS) LOS ANGELES — When the Mountain Fire broke out more than two weeks ago, Samuel and Florentino ...
Daily Hampshire Gazette

In Easthampton, Mountain View Farm’s major CSA crop mostly wiped out

EASTHAMPTON — On Wednesday morning, rather than walking into the field to pick the first sweet corn of the season, Ben Perrault, co-owner of Mountain View Farm, kayaked through the inundated field to ...
extension.purdue.edu

Field Crop Update

Bi-weekly Purdue Extension hosts a Field Crop Update for Extension Educators and Specialists. These updates are usually shared online via the Purdue on the Farm and/or the Purdue Extension – Putnam ...
The Journal

Weed management in grazed crop residue fields

Cattle turned out to graze various kinds of crop residue fields are a common sight when travelling around the northeastern corner of Colorado these days, a testament to the benefit of grazing for both ...
The Journal

Cover Crop Field Day to Be Held near Portsmouth, IA Aug. 27

Iowa Learning Farms will host a cover crop field day on Tuesday, Aug. 27, from 10 a.m. to noon at Bill Hammitt’s farm near Portsmouth. The free event is open to farmers and landowners and includes a ...
Purdue University

New edition of cover crop field guide released

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Cover crops are used to slow erosion, improve soil health and capture nutrients. However, from planting to termination, growers face many production decisions. The Midwest Cover ...