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Quantifying how biomass from cover crops affects long-term soil carbon levels is the goal of a new study at Iowa State University. Researchers will track how plant-litter inputs through decades

Topics will include an agricultural economy and policy outlook, weather outlook, soil health science and policy issues

A $71,600 grant will help equip four Iowa State agricultural research farms with computer vision for animal monitoring and phenotyping.

A $71,600 grant will help equip four Iowa State agricultural research farms with computer vision for animal monitoring and phenotyping.

 Inspired by the little-known, larger-than-life true story of Robert Smalls, the first African American hero of the Civil War, Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum presents the world premiere of Trouble the Water, freely adapted by Ellen Geer from the 2019 award-winning historical novel by Rebecca Dwight Bruff.

Rows and rows of leafy greens, of all sizes and select varieties, span across the hydroponics farm of TrueHarvest Farms in Belton.

A scholar of Indigenous Studies focusing on Native relationships with the land delves into why Native farming practices of cultivating the ‘three sisters’ of corn, beans, and squash had declined and what benefits could emerge from bringing them back.

A scholar of Indigenous Studies focusing on Native relationships with the land delves into why Native farming practices of cultivating the ‘three sisters’ of corn, beans, and squash had declined and what benefits could emerge from bringing them back.

BELTON — A massive indoor lettuce farm in Belton is about to get much larger. TrueHarvest Farms, a 54,000-square-foot hydroponic greenhouse, is planning a 3.5-acre indoor addition that will more than quadruple annual production. “We’re going to break ground on the new greenhouse in July,” said Marshall McDaniel, one of the owners of the farm. “We will be able grow about 8 million heads of lettuce every year.” That’s a lot of salad! All of the produce is grown ...

by Katie Peikes, Harvest Public Media As of early February, Iowa farmer Kelly Garrett has made about 115,000 off of the carbon that his plants remove from the air. (Photo by Katie Peikes, Harvest Public Media) Listen to this story:  Sorry, but the video you are requesting is unavailable at this time, or unplayable on your platform! Katie Peikes, Harvest Public Media March 1, 2021 - 5:45am There’s been a lot of hype around how farmers can make money from selling the carbon their plants natur...