As the world tries to mitigate agriculture's effect on the environment, much of the story can be found in soil, which stores ...

Sustainable policy initiatives are analyzed critically. Social, economic, and political indicators of sustainability are related to agroecosystem management. Explain and discuss general quantitative ...

Adaptability is a key component of resilience, as it may not always be possible or desirable for an agroecosystem to regain the precise form and function it had before a disturbance, but it may be ...

The director of a long-term agricultural research project says soybeans have shown the most profit potential when using more diverse rotations. Phil Robertson is with Michigan State University’s ...

The EPA’s 2024 emissions report cites a drop in cattle numbers and fertilizer use, data that could inform talks at COP29 this ...

Midwestern soils are among the most productive in the world, thanks in part to extensive tile drainage systems that remove ...

With increased awareness of agroecosystem functioning and best management practices, biotechnology and agricultural practices have evolved together to solve a range of problems and promote ...

Tayler Ulbrich is the Associate Director for Stakeholder Engagement with the Long-Term Agroecosystem Project. “All of the questions and the research we’re doing is informed not just by scientists but ...

As the world tries to mitigate agriculture's effect on the environment, much of the story can be found in the soils, which stores and cycles nutrient elements of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus.

More information: Discrepant responses of soil organic carbon dynamics to nitrogen addition in different layers: a case study in an agroecosystem, Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering ...

Development and application of sustainable production practices requires a breadth of knowledge about how these practices influence other aspects of the agroecosystem. A graduate degree in Plant ...