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June 10, 2019

Southwest Wisconsin groundwater and geology. (Courtesy of Ken Bradbury)

WATER QUALITY ...

SWIGG study completes the first phase

Project assesses the extent of well contamination in the three counties

May 15, 2019

NRCS Chief Matthew Lohr (NRCS Oregon, Flickr/Creative Commons)

INNOVATION ...

USDA opens signup for new On-Farm Trials effort

Will encourage the adoption of innovative practices and systems on agricultural lands

May 12, 2019

CATTLE COSTS ...

Cost & returns for ranchers raising beef cattle

Study estimates costs and returns of a representative owner-operated beef cattle operation

May 2, 2019

CSU Professor Michael Manfredo said the decline in traditionalists in some states is happening at a really rapid pace. (Photo: John Eisele/CSU Photography)

STUDY ...

Beliefs about wildlife management are changing

Study describes individuals’ values toward wildlife across states

April 3, 2019

STUDY REVEALS IMPACT ...

The economic impact of the U.S. poultry industry

Study finds industry creates 302,515 new jobs, economic output up 11% in two years

March 27, 2019

In 2012, a group of farmers in Sheridan County agreed to cut back their use of groundwater by 20 percent. A study just out from Kansas State University shows that they were actually more profitable over a five-year period. (Courtesy of K-State Research and Extension)

STUDY ...

Farmers use less water in Sheridan County

Findings validate voluntary conservation efforts in northwest Kansas

March 10, 2019

For several years, Hans H. Stein, professor in the Department of Animal Sciences and the Division of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Illinois, has been working to establish the optimum ratio between the two minerals for pigs at various developmental stages. Recently, in an Animal Feed Science and Technology article, his research team determined that ratio for 50- to 85-kilogram pigs. (Courtesy of University of Illinois)

LIVESTOCK NUTRITION ...

Calcium-to-phosphorus ratio for pig diets

The amount of digestible calcium has a direct impact on phosphorus digestibility

March 7, 2019

STUDY RELEASED ...

UC cost study for blackberries released

With primocane-bearing blackberries, growers can extend the production season

March 7, 2019

PEELING BACK THE DATA ...

NYS apple industry has larger economic impact

Apple industry in New York State is 21 percent larger than traditional models suggest

March 5, 2019

LIVESTOCK HEALTH ...

Pigs can transmit FMD prior to signs of sickness

Pigs infected with FMD were highly contagious to other pigs just 24 hours after infection