13+ hour, 4+ min ago  (1080+ words) PUBLISHED ON July 20, 2026 (THE CONVERSATION) In a time of political polarization, it’s easy to forget that the vast majority of Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs – 80% or more, depending on the poll – value environmental conservation. However, this support is not…...

12+ hour, 13+ min ago  (191+ words) PUBLISHED ON July 20, 2026 WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the appointment of 21 new members to the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee (FRRCC). The FRRCC provides independent policy advice and recommendations to the Administrator…...

13+ hour, 39+ min ago  (987+ words) PUBLISHED ON July 20, 2026 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Visitors to the Crops, Soils and Conservation Area at Penn State’s Ag Progress Days, Aug. 11-13, can see a variety of exhibits, activities and demonstrations featuring crop management, renewable energy, conservation education, crop planting and…...

1+ day, 44+ min ago  (391+ words) PUBLISHED ON July 19, 2026 NAPPANEE, Ind. — Farmers, educators and agricultural professionals interested in organic production systems are invited to attend the Northern Indiana Organic Field Day on Aug. 5, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET. The event will be hosted by the Martin…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (370+ words) PUBLISHED ON July 19, 2026 FARGO, N.D. — Canola production and marketing, nitrogen management, and herbicide control on waterhemp are among the topics that will be covered during the annual field day at North Dakota State University’s Carrington Research Extension Center – Oakes Irrigation Research…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (364+ words) PUBLISHED ON July 19, 2026 Conservation District Day commemorates the 89th anniversary of Public Act 297 of 1937, which established Michigan’s first Soil Conservation Districts. That law was enacted in response to the Dust Bowl, a period of severe drought and soil erosion that devastated…...

1+ day, 3+ min ago  (498+ words) PUBLISHED ON July 19, 2026 Additionally, one family was recognized as a State Poultry Association Nomination finalist – Earl “Sonny” Woolf of Woolf Farms in Mayfield, Ky., nominated by the Kentucky Poultry Association. Nominations for the 2027 award can be submitted by USPOULTRY members,…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (589+ words) PUBLISHED ON July 17, 2026 TAMPA, Fla. — Atlantic tarpon are famous for their long-distance migrations, traveling hundreds or even thousands of miles along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts. But where they feed along those journeys has remained largely unknown until now. In…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (619+ words) PUBLISHED ON July 17, 2026 EDGEFIELD, S.C. — The New York State Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation helped purchase a small UTV tow-behind seed drill last summer, and over the course of the year, the equipment has been restoring wildlife habitat within…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (422+ words) PUBLISHED ON July 17, 2026 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State scientists Michela Centinari and Adrian Barragan have been named Land-Grant Research Impact Fellows in the College of Agricultural Sciences. The college launched the initiative last year to recognize and support faculty whose…...