Sustainability

Study sheds light on sustainability practices that make for more resilient soybean

August 17, 2026

Photo courtesy of Adobe Stock/JJ Gouin.

Optimizing corn moisture and carbon intensity

January 12, 2026

Photo from Nittany 1 Solar Farm courtesy of Lightsource bp.

Sheep grazing impacts on soil health and pasture quality at Northeast solar sites

September 18, 2025

Photo by Emily Tolley.

Reducing greenhouse emissions in Pacific Northwest potato systems

July 15, 2025

Sam Dixon, dairy farm manager at Shelburne Farms in Shelburne, VT, applies biochar to an earthen manure pit. Photo courtesy of Shelburne Farms.

Does applying biochar suppress emissions from manure applications?

December 30, 2024

Regenerative Practices Show Promise in Dryland Cotton Systems

Regenerative Practices Show Promise in Dryland Cotton Systems

August 28, 2024

A farmer in a tractor/planter equipped with a planter monitor, a precision agriculture tool, to guide seed planting. Photo by Lance Cheung, USDA.

Building Trust in AI Farming Tools

July 24, 2024

Manure, Environmental Impact, and Soil Health: Technologies, Application, and Benefits

Manure, Environmental Impact, and Soil Health: Technologies, Application, and Benefits

January 1, 2024

Perejiti Bekewe demonstrates a LI-COR unit to Cornell Cooperative Extension Educator Katelyn Miller and SWCD employee Brian Hall at the Cornell Field Crop Annual Field Day on the research farm in Aurora, NY.

Measuring Greenhouse Gases in Dairy Soils: Innovative Technologies to Advance In-the-Field Research

November 13, 2023

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Supporting Management Decisions in Forage Production with Soil Health Measurements and Assessment

September 22, 2023

Webinar: The High Cost of Inefficient Nitrogen

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