Soil Health
“Our goal is to be the center of gravity for soil health. This is the beginning of a mega trend of a shift to regenerative ag and a focus on soil health,” says Peter Williams, MyLand CEO.
Farmers commonly focus their attention on conservation planning by thinking through issues that deal with nutrient management or soil health. Water quality considerations dovetail with many of these planning activities.
The organization unveiled a new report on Tuesday, showcasing corn growers’ sustainability accomplishments and goals.
Brian Doerr recently introduced regenerative agriculture practices, including cover crops, on his family’s Nebraska farm. He details his decision-making and implementation steps here.
As cover crops make their way on to more acres, dealing with that new planting environment brings its own challenges.
The program will be introduced initially to row-crop farmers in Illinois, Indiana and Iowa.
Indigo Ag launches a new initiative, Indigo Carbon.
The companies say the current market for carbon credits is $15 for every ton of carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestered and farmers that are enrolled in the program before March 15 will be guaranteed that price.
Can you cut your total nitrogen (N) rate if you put some on with the planter? The short answer—maybe but be careful.
Registration is open for the upcoming symposium, scheduled for Feb. 23-25.
The partners will be able to offer carbon credits on more than 20,000 acres of land.
This summer, farmers will start receiving the first tranche of payments via TruCarbon, the new carbon program launched by Truterra, LLC.
The factors are converging to make this coming year a springboard for how agriculture is involved in carbon sequestration and climate policies.
When farmland draws a premium, you’d expect the soil to be in good shape, right? More landowners are considering fertility clauses in their farm leases to ensure tenants don’t suck the soil dry.
The nitrogen-fixing power of soybeans is a dream for corn and other crops – but what if you could harness that power through microbes? Sound Agriculture is introducing SOURCE that claims to do just that.
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.
Grassroots program helps farmers find ways to adopt conservation practices.
Cover crop seed availability is tight this year.
Rost switched his farm to 100% no-till the following year and experimented with cover crops in a few areas. Today cover crops blanket every acre of his farm and he’s dedicated to keeping it that way.
New technology from BioConsortia could reduce reliance on synthetic chemical fertilizers.
The videos feature farmers explaining how an individual practice helps their land.
Guilette describes farmers as the “ultimate problem solvers and solution finders.”
Chinese-owned Syngenta will contribute $2 billion over the next five years to create innovations specifically targeted to address climate change.
John Wilson shared his experiences in recovering from the flooding in Nebraska in 2011 to assist those who are bringing flooded ground from this year back into production in 2020.
This week Nutrien Ltd. announced with will shut down its Allan, Lanigan and Vanscoy potash mines for up to eight weeks. The shutdowns will occur in the fourth quarter of this year.
Jay Vroom, who retired last year as CEO of CropLife America, has been tapped to chair Farm Journal’s Trust in Food initiative advisory board
Cornell scientists are developing worm-like, soil-swimming robots to drill into the dirt—and unlock a treasure trove of data on root growth and more.
Missouri soils unlocked a ‘golden’ antibiotic 75 years ago that’s still used in livestock today.