Agriculture

Established as a dairy farm in 1957, the Osterhoudt family of Genoa, New York, now operates a crop and custom harvest operation. The farm owners, Mark Osterhoudt and his family, and their certified crop adviser and on-farm agronomist Andy Miller...

Adding crushed volcanic rock to cropland could play a key role in removing carbon from the air. In a field study, scientists at the University of California, Davis, and Cornell University found the technology stored carbon in the soil even during an extreme drought in California. The study was published in the journal Environmental Research Communications.

Four such delectable berries – honeyberry, juneberry, aronia and elderberry – are being studied at Willsboro Research Farm , which is marking the 10-year anniversary of its specialty fruit trials. These native berries were essential food sources...