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Are free range eggs better? A MOTHER EARTH NEWS study on pastured eggs found that compared to conventional American eggs, real free-range eggs have less cholesterol and saturated fat, plus more vitamins A and E, beta carotene and polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids.

Some No-till Crop Rotations on Dairy Farms Could Benefit from Strategic Tillage

Some No-till Crop Rotations on Dairy Farms Could Benefit from Strategic Tillage

Warming climate worsens nutrient pollution but lengthens growing season

Dairy farmers in the Northeast -; facing a warming climate that exacerbates nutrient pollution but lengthens the growing season -; can reduce the environmental impact of their operations and maximize revenues by double cropping and injecting manure into the soil, rather than broadcasting it.

Now is the time to learn to reduce fertilizer costs with manure injection by attending this upcoming event.

May 10, 2021 UNIVERSITY PARK — For corn, using dairy manure and legume cover crops in crop rotations can reduce the need for inorganic nitrogen fertilizer and protect water quality, but these practices also can contribute to emissions of nitrous oxide — a potent greenhouse gas. That is the conclusion of Penn State researchers, who measured nitrous oxide emissions from the corn phases of two crop rotations — a corn-soybean rotation and a dairy forage rotation — under three different mana...

Date Time Climate-smart ag strategies may cut nitrous oxide emissions from corn production Lead researcher Maria Ponce de Leon, a former graduate student in plant science, carries a nitrous oxide emissions chamber into a corn field at Penn State’s Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center to measure the amount of the potent greenhouse gas given off by the crop. Image: Heather Karsten For corn, using dairy manure and legume cover crops in crop rotations can reduce the need for inorganic n...

Jevtic/Getty Images TRY SOME OATS: A planting of spring forage oats could help bridge the gap if you think you’ll be short on forage later this year. But get it in early, as soon as the ground is dry enough. If you can spare some acres, oats can be a good way to add forage. If you got a late start planting your winter annuals, or you got some winterkill and are worried about available forage this spring, now’s the time to shore up your spring green-up plan. “It�...