A new report shines a spotlight on biodiversity in soils, highlighting the contrast between the importance of soil organisms for food production and ecosystem services on the one hand, and the degree, on the other,…continue reading 
via USDA-ARS: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Research Service (ARS) has developed a groundbreaking treatment that prevents anemia, weight loss, poor wool and meat production, and even death in sheep and goats. ARS researchers…continue reading 
The CFAP2 application deadline is Dec. 11. Free assistance applying to the USDA pandemic relief program is available from NCAT specialists.
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The Kerr Center is seeking applicants for the full-time position of Education/Horticulture Program Manager, based in Poteau, Oklahoma.
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Start Your Farm is written by two individuals who admit to starting out with very little knowledge on farming and learned by doing.
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The 2021 Horticulture Industries Show, which was to have been held in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in January, has been cancelled.
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The online trainings that COVID has forced upon us can reach larger audiences more cost-effectively, but hands-on still has huge advantages.
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Two insecticides approved for farm use in the U.S., one previously restricted, have been found to harm bees and other beneficial insects.
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The USDA has launched a second round of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP-2). Apply early for better odds of funding!
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Oklahoma ranks 9th in the nation for acres in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands signups, according to USDA data shared by NSAC.
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