Organic livestock production comes with challenges, two of which are the high costs of organic feed and bedding. Dr. Yuzhi Li, professor of organic swine production, University of Minnesota, explained how the university raises organic pigs and reviews several research projects designed to explore fe...

Carl Majewski, a University of New Hampshire Extension field specialist, has been working to increase awareness of IPM practices for both farmers and non-farming stakeholders. He’s noticed that throughout the years, farmers are continuously leasing land from non-farming landowners. Majewski pointed ...

Colony collapse disorder (CCD) is something I’ve been monitoring since it was first identified by entomologists over two decades ago. CCD occurs when the vast majority of bees in any given colony – generally worker bees – die unexpectedly. Because the queen bee needs the nectar provided by these wor...