Contents Diving into de groot Understanding what De Groot did The problem with normalizing to tryptophan Re-interpreting de groot’s findings Protein conversion — Patty into bees Justus von Liebig’s Law of the Minimum and essential amino acids My diet c... read more

Drive through New York’s western Long Island on any given afternoon—particularly as rush hour approaches—and you’ll be moved not by the idyllic rolling hills of verdant farmland but, rather, by the throb of traffic on the LIE (local parlance for the ever-... read more

A COMPARATIVE TRIAL OF THE POLLEN SUBS 2020 Part 1 Beekeeper-Funded Research First published in ABJ July 2021 Randy OliverScientificBeekeeping.com California has been in a “mega-drought” for a decade. In many areas, there is not enough natural forage in ... read more

The birds and the bees both do it. That is, they team up to protect and pollinate coffee bean plants. Without the duo, as researchers recently found, coffee plants would be far less successful. In fact, a study, published earlier this month in the scienti... read more

Last week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack officially reopened the first People’s Garden on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Situated centrally, the garden benefits from foot traffic from people heading to the Smithsonian, and it draws a lot of atte... read more

There’s a particular feeling—a mixture of astonishment and smug satisfaction—that pops up the first time you successfully grow something. Whether it’s plucking a perfectly red tomato from your very own vine or seeing that first hint of a spring crocus bre... read more

An Online Model for Varroa Management Randy Oliver and Trish Harness First published in ABJ February 2022   Beekeepers worldwide have been using Randy’s Varroa Model with great success since its release in 2017.  But there has been a demand for an online ... read more

Hello, I’m Sophie Hansen, a food writer and farmer. On our farm four hours west of Sydney, we raise deer according to holistic practices. This blog is a collection of recipes and resources for people who love supporting their farmers by sourcing, sharing ... read more

Agribusiness Bulletin No one goes through the work, risk and sacrifice of running a family business without hoping that it will last. Building value that endures for many farms is as much about continuing the family traditions and as it is about heritage... read more

Welcome to a toolbox for farmers and farm families who are planning for — or thinking about — farm succession and transfer. If you are in the beginning stages of thinking about retirement, looking for a successor, have an identified successor or are a par... read more

When it comes to growing crops, fertilizer is a vital component. And when it comes to making fertilizer, phosphorus—a mineral crucial to living organisms—is often a key ingredient.  So what happens to the agriculture industry if phosphorus, of which stock... read more

Wild relatives of some of the world’s most important agricultural crops such as corn, beans and potatoes are important to future food security. But many of them are facing extinction, a new study finds. Most of the staple foods we eat today come from dome... read more

Small dairy farms in Vermont teeter chronically on the brink of insolvency. Nearly half of Vermont’s dairies have gone out of business in the past 10 years, primarily small farms. Things got even worse during the pandemic, with volatile prices and supply ... read more

17 Sep 2021 New ways of looking at family farm succession are paying dividends. Here's how to put them into practice – and why the time to start is now. By Agribusiness View Attitudes towards rural succession are changing as families look to pres... read more

When we think of climate change solutions, what typically comes to mind is the transportation we use, the lights in our home, the buildings we power and the food we eat. Rarely do we think about the ground beneath our feet. Kate Scow thinks a lot about t... read more

First, you have to contain your birds. Keep them inside the coop or a run, although they won’t like that. Then, focus on yourself and what you’re wearing. Have a boot wash station, a change of gloves, maybe a set of coveralls just for the hen house. Keep ... read more

A study conducted by the University of California Davis found that keeping natural habitats surrounding farmland intact can reduce the spread of pathogens and damage from wild birds to crops. The experiment, published last month in the Journal of Applied ... read more

Since the 1950s, agricultural projects have grown exponentially. Chemical fertilizers, pesticides and irrigation are now commonplace in industrial farming; enormous tracts of land from a few hundred to hundreds of thousands acres can be seen blanketed wit... read more

https://www.farmingsecrets.com/6-must-watch-regenerative-documentaries-for-soil-lovers-globally/ Have you ever sat back and thought about the dirt beneath your feet?  Ever wondered what goes on deep in the ground, below the surface?  If... read more

May 17, 2021 It's important to have a well thought out and detailed succession plan in place to help prepare your farming business for future needs.  Start planning early so that your family knows what to expect when you retire, if you need to scale dow... read more