Americas Conservation Ag Movement
For the past year and a half, AEM has helped spearhead a study to quantify how technology used in agriculture improves environmental stewardship including reduction in carbon, water quality, and more.
Switching part of your acres to no-till is as simple as just parking the tillage tractor, right? Maybe not. Here are a few considerations before trying no-till for the first time.
With renewed focus on no-till and reduced tillage, how can you experience the greatest financial and positive environmental impact? Do you have to cut back on tillage every acre to maximize the benefits?
In a matter of a few short years, you can undo more than 100 years of work. How? For each 1” of topsoil that is eroded, it takes at least 100 years to regenerate.
More global produce marketers and retailers are taking measures to become regenerative companies.
From field records to analytics, data empowers conservation and profitability.
Cover crops continue to work their way onto fields across the Midwest. While the benefits might be well known, so are the challenges in developing an on-farm system to work in each situation.
The company’s Jay Watson met with Trust In Food for a conversation on how regenerative agriculture practices can benefit today’s farmers and their respective operations.
New research from Farm Journal’s Trust In Food initiative looks at the growing importance of sustainability and conservation-focused products and services for the ag retail business.
Conservation practices reduce soil erosion, increase soil biological activity and increase soil organic matter.
Speaking at the 2020 Farm Journal Field Days, the U.S. secretary of agriculture shared insights into USDA’s Agriculture Innovation Agenda and what it means for farmers.
New technology from BioConsortia could reduce reliance on synthetic chemical fertilizers.
Information you glean from data can be put into financial language that loan officers can understand and help you demonstrate to them where operating dollars should be invested for optimum ROI.
Growmark has given five FS Crop Specialists the 2020 Endure Advocate award, which recognizes those who excel in 4R Nutrient Management and Sustainable Farming Practices.
Recent research shares perspectives from more than 900 farmer-respondents across 43 states on their views of water-related issues.
The partnership aims to bolster on-the-ground conservation expertise available to farmers
Sustainable farming practices are those that help protect the environment while helping increase food, feed, fiber and fuel production, says one Nebraska farmer.
Focus your efforts on the “red acres” on your farm.
To stay abreast of emerging technologies, Kavazanjian attends industry meetings, reads industry information and networks with other farmers and researchers — connecting both in person and online.
Adam Kramer’s consulting is focused around soil health with an eye on short-term and long-term impacts to profitability.
Guilette describes farmers as the “ultimate problem solvers and solution finders.”
We broke the 2020 mega trends down to five key categories. Here are the mega trends for conservation agriculture.
We asked farmers what was their biggest reason they would choose NOT to participate in a carbon market. Here’s what they said.
A Farm Journal Pulse Poll reveals what farmers think about Biden’s goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions 50% by 2030.
Variable rate dry fertilizer acres have increased from 4,000 in 2015 to 45,000 acres in 2021.