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Proven strategies bring cow herd rebuilding success
Many cattle seminars across the Southern Great Plains have offered sound advice about replacement female development and selection. A significant number of producers are strongly considering, if not...
Hoop house horticulture creates many benefits
As we anticipate the start of another growing season, it is a good time to revisit the many benefits associated with hoop house crop production, including some that are under-appreciated.
Growing Community
Agriculture is about relationships. Seed and soil, technique and environment, farmer and community are all relationships important to agriculture.
Drought Management
Updated February 2018*While the years and numbers mentioned in this publication may be outdated, the strategies and principles listed are still accurate.*
Drought can be defined simply as 75 percent...
3 Ways Nitrogen Researchers Are Advancing Agriculture
Nitrogen fertilizers are necessary but also costly. Researchers are looking into ways to improve plants' natural abilities to efficiently use nitrogen.
Environmentalism: Progressing to the Future
Ira Parsons and Seth Pratt, 2014 Lloyd Noble Scholars in Agriculture, discuss the progress that the agricultural community has made in protecting the environment.
About the Authors Ira Parsons is a...
Farming and Ranching Beyond the Fence Line
Keeping working lands productive and intact should be a national priority and is a focus within the Noble Research Institute industry relations and land stewardship efforts.
What I Want in the Perfect Beef Cow
The perfect beef cow has the right mix of traits. Her ability to prosper in her environment and deliver a health calf every year are most important.
7 Things Research Tells Us About Northern Bobwhite and What They Need
Northern bobwhite quail populations have been declining since 1967. Noble Research Institute studied trends in population as they relate to environmental conditions or factors, such as encroachment of woody species.
Farmers, ranchers set to gain new market opportunities for improving soil health
A national coalition convened by the Noble Research Institute announced its intent to create a new voluntary environmental services market that benefits agricultural producers and improves the environment for society at large.