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Conservation & Sustainability

Slow the water: Structures improve plant growth Slow the water: Structures improve plant growth

byMelissa Hemken

Jun 10, 2022

4 Min Read

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Conservation & Sustainability

Researchers study if larkspur tolerance is inheritable Researchers study if larkspur tolerance is inheritable

byMelissa Hemken

Apr 7, 2022

4 Min Read

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A flock of sheep

Sheep producers technologize the flock

Sheep producers technologize the flock

byMelissa Hemken

Speckle Park cattle make a splash

Speckle Park cattle make a splash

byMelissa Hemken

Grazing in orchards, vineyards mutually beneficial

Grazing in orchards, vineyards mutually beneficial

byMelissa Hemken

Are your cattle heat-tolerant?

Are your cattle heat-tolerant?

byMelissa Hemken

Early weaning an option for cattle in drought

Early weaning an option for cattle in drought

byMelissa Hemken

Conservation & Sustainability

How to make water: Saving, reusing can extend resources

How to make water: Saving, reusing can extend resources

byMelissa Hemken

Some tools to monitor moisture conditions

Some tools to monitor moisture conditions

byMelissa Hemken

Build drought resiliency for your cattle herd

Build drought resiliency for your cattle herd

byMelissa Hemken

What’s in a label? Ask third-party certifiers

What’s in a label? Ask third-party certifiers

byMelissa Hemken

When is your livestock ready for market?

When is your livestock ready for market?

byMelissa Hemken

COVID-19 expanded the direct-sales market

COVID-19 expanded the direct-sales market

byMelissa Hemken

Guardian dogs with sheep

Gauging guardians of the range

Gauging guardians of the range

byMelissa Hemken

sheep standing on hillside

Pandemic reshapes sheep market

Pandemic reshapes sheep market

byMelissa Hemken

cattle grazing in green pasture

Efficient grazing begins with fencing

Efficient grazing begins with fencing

byMelissa Hemken

Quinoa plants in Washington State University test plot.

New small grain offers good profit potential

New small grain offers good profit potential

byMelissa Hemken

student works in crop of fava beans

Take a run at alternative crops

Take a run at alternative crops

byMelissa Hemken

Paradise Valley in the Gallatin National Forest north of Yellowstone National Park

What factors impact land values?

What factors impact land values?

byMelissa Hemken

Creek and prairie grass with mountains in the distance near Lewistown, Montana

Conservation & Sustainability

Getting paid to store carbon

Getting paid to store carbon

byMelissa Hemken

Cattle graze a summer cover crop planted in a fallow, dryland wheat field near Okanogan, Washington

‘Pasture cropping’ boosts soil, cuts input costs

‘Pasture cropping’ boosts soil, cuts input costs

byMelissa Hemken

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Farm Operations

Digging into 2020 election topics

Digging into 2020 election topics

byMelissa Hemken

closeup of intermediate wheatgrass perennial Kernza

Turning research toward sustainable practices

Turning research toward sustainable practices

byMelissa Hemken

first dryland hemp grain trial flourishing near Walla Walla, Wash.

Getting in on the hemp rush

Getting in on the hemp rush

byMelissa Hemken

cattle grazing in green pasture

Rethink pastures to boost stocking rates

Rethink pastures to boost stocking rates

byMelissa Hemken

colorful fruit and vegetable farmers market

Connecting farm to table

Connecting farm to table

byMelissa Hemken

Direct Root Zone irrigation tubes attached to grape vine trunks

Rethinking drip irrigation for vineyards

Rethinking drip irrigation for vineyards

byMelissa Hemken

spur-pruned pinot noir vines

Researchers dig into vineyard science

Researchers dig into vineyard science

byMelissa Hemken

ripening wheat heads

Hybrid wheat on track

Hybrid wheat on track

byMelissa Hemken

cattle grazing in snow

A focus on year-round grazing

A focus on year-round grazing

byMelissa Hemken

onion with pink root

Turning remote sensing on a fungus

Turning remote sensing on a fungus

byMelissa Hemken

row of Cosmic Crisp apple trees

Washington growers bet on new apple

Washington growers bet on new apple

byMelissa Hemken

Line of cows eating silage in a dairy barn

Trending up, but still down

Trending up, but still down

byMelissa Hemken

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Calif. methane regulations energize innovation

Calif. methane regulations energize innovation

byMelissa Hemken

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Beating back the grasshopper hordes

Beating back the grasshopper hordes

byMelissa Hemken

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