It is becoming increasingly evident that we endanger our capacity to feed the world by over-assigning feed crops to prime farmland. The priority for this heritage is to grow crops for human edible food, while maintaining or improving soil health and overall ecological integrity.

Knowing whether your lab is reporting the nitrate ion or the amount of N in the nitrate ion is critical to determining the safety of your livestock feed.

South Dakota State University is looking at how fall cover crops can provide nutrient-rich winter forage and help lure hungry deer away from hay and other stored livestock feed.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's recent decision to approve Roundup Ready alfalfa renewed a debate about the safety of genetically modified crops and the use of glyphosate in the environment.