Intensive tillage operations, indiscriminate use of irrigation water, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides and crop biomass burning have made the conventional rice–wheat (RW) system highly ...

The prevalence of crop insect pests, which damage crops and reduce their yield, is increasing globally owing to changes in climate and land use, posing a threat to food security. In this Review, we ...

Climate-smart practices include techniques that build soil carbon, like cover-cropping, not tilling fields after harvest and adding biochar or finely ground silicate rock to soils; and those that ...

Agricultural intensification, characterized by the high use of external inputs such as energy and agrochemical products, negatively affects the environment, leading to soil degradation, loss of ...

Understanding how common management practices influence physical, chemical, and biological attributes of soil health is key to fostering sustainable agricultural production systems that balance the ...

When it comes to implementing conservation practices on the farm, farmers consider both the economic impact of those ...

This Topic aims to bring together interdisciplinary research on how agronomic and crop management practices can enhance both crop productivity and quality ...

Farming is predictably unpredictable, especially now. South Dakota farmers and ranchers like myself are familiar with the many challenges facing production agriculture. The vagaries of markets, ...

Once the corn and soybean harvest rush is over, you owe it to your farm’s future to develop an integrated weed management plan for next season. Implementing a proactive and integrated weed management ...

Your harvest data can be a treasure trove of information. However, without the proper approach, all that data can be overwhelming and a jumbled mess. Whether you have corn yield data or soybean yield ...

Explore how transforming crop residue management can address environmental crises and enhance agriculture, clean energy, and ...

MINOT, N.D. — Dry conditions and following recommended production practices combined to result in a canola production year in which disease pressures were relatively low in North Dakota. Chapara was ...