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Small farm, big impact: 'My Tiny Greens' adapts to Polk’s shifting ag landscape

Polk County’s numbers reflect that trend, showing a substantial share of small-acreage operations. About 21% of the county’s ...
Science Daily

Small root mutation could make crops fertilize themselves

Scientists discovered a small protein region that determines whether plants reject or welcome nitrogen-fixing bacteria. By ...
AgWeb

Flexible Farming: Small grains add diversity, market options to the crop management plan

Flexibility. For farmers today, that one little word can mean added opportunity to a crop management plan. That’s certainly true for Iowa farmer Randy Riediger. By incorporating small grains into his ...
Good News Network

Genetic Mutation Could Pave the Way for Self-Fertilizing Cereal Crops and a Revolution in Agriculture

In laboratory experiments, the researchers successfully engineered this change in barley and found that the mechanism worked ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

These small Black-owned farms are growing crops with the climate in mind

Across the Gulf South, small Black-owned farms are finding ways to use climate-friendly practices to grow crops while also addressing... Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is affecting ...
KBIA

These small Black-owned farms are growing crops with the climate in mind

Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is affecting the climate. NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations about the search for solutions. A number of small Black-owned farms ...