Bayer Corp. has been named a 2014 Responsible Care Company of the Year by the American Chemistry Council, thanks in large part to its Drive Toward Zero initiative and North American Bayer Bee Care Center.
As agricultural retailers sign up for a voluntary certification to help farmers improve the long-term quality of Lake Erie’s water, newly announced grant funding will help share the impact of the 4R practices the program preaches.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced $33 million in assistance will be provided to farmers and ranchers to make conservation improvements that will improve water quality in 174 watersheds, including Chesapeake, Great Lakes, Gulf of Mexico and Mississippi.
Working fast to get crops in to beat incoming weather is just one instance in which farmers increase their risk of injury, says an Ohio State safety expert.
A yearly survey of beekeepers shows fewer colony losses occurred in the U.S. over the winter of 2013-2014, but beekeepers say losses remain higher than the level that they consider to be sustainable.
The ResponsibleAg Board of Directors elected Billy Pirkle of Crop Production Services, as Chairman of the Board during its first meeting at the Asmark Institute.
A team of Purdue University researchers is studying how cover crops and controlled drainage of water might help agriculture become more resilient to the stresses of variable weather and climate.
The company commits to increase irrigation water efficiency across and pledges to sustainably innovate to increase nutrient efficiency across U.S. agriculture.
As growers get their corn crops out, there is potential for insecticide drift from planters that could impact pollinators, according to an Ohio State entomologist.
A study paid for by the federal government concludes that biofuels made with corn residue release 7% more greenhouse gases in the early years than conventional gasoline.
Agricultural retailers and nutrient service providers in the Lake Erie Watershed are encouraged to join a comprehensive, long-term effort to improve Lake Erie’s water quality by registering for the newly launched 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program.
The USDA’s Risk Management Agency released Frequently Asked Questions on cover crop management and the Natural Resources Conservation Service Cover Crop Termination Guidelines.
Bayer CropScience continued its second annual Bee Care Tour, a mobile tour designed to emphasize the important role bees play, by making its sixth stop at Purdue University in West Lafayette.
More than 250 ag retailers and stakeholders from the Ohio, Indiana and Michigan agriculture communities attended the launch of the 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification program
