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Tim Hushon, sustainability and technology director at The Mill, details how sustainability factors into their ag retail business and how to partner with farmers on the technology adoption required.

Sumitomo Chemical and Valent BioSciences have announced Pace International will become part of AgroFresh Solutions.

There are a number of practices that can create passive income on your operation, but the level of effort and investment to implement them varies.

Sarah Beth Aubrey explores the advantages and disadvantages of early adoption in the ag industry.

According to the company, the use of PhotoSeed technology has the potential to lower a crop’s carbon intensity score.

These will add to the current Certis portfolio of more than 40 pest, disease and weed control products.

The NewLeaf Symbiotics team says reluctance to try biologicals is often a result of feeling overwhelmed by the options available, making education key as the space continues to grow.

Both companies have existing initiatives to grow the biologicals market.

Biome Makers said it pairs artificial intelligence with its soil database to decode soil biology and provide growers with more actionable information.

Yalos is formulated with two microbes intended to improve nutrient availability and uptake by enhancing early plant growth and branching, as well as microbe establishment in the root zone.

Rick Rice, AMVAC director of application technology, says grant programs aren't meant to forever subsidize a particular practice, but instead act as a catalyst for new participants to see its benefits.

The program is structured so farmer users of Pivot Bio Proven 40 can participate in annual carbon insetting partnerships as a result of their change in practice.

The collaboration is for the discovery and development of new biological insecticidal solutions.

No step is too big for Top Producer finalist, PJ Haynie. Deep family roots are the foundation of his farming legacy. 

“We can move so much faster. By our estimates, less than 2% of farmers are participating in these programs industry wide,” Truterra president Jamie Leifker says.

The companies say their combined efforts will help accelerate on-the-ground implementation and create a shift toward a net-zero, nature-positive role for agri-commodities. 

The survey uses records from ag retailers to measure the use of cover crops, nutrient management and conservation tillage and no-till by Iowa growers.

Sarah Beth Aubrey shares why instead of promoting their environmental efforts, some companies opt for a quieter approach, potentially saying nothing at all.

Farm Journal Foundation Farmer Ambassadors share their takeaways from COP28 climate conference in Dubai.

Nominations for the program will be accepted through March 30.

By connecting farmers, agronomists, ag retailers and carbon buyers in one marketplace, the Connected Climate Exchange enables participation in carbon markets and sustainability programs, according to a press release.

AgWeb and Trust In Food’s beta Climate-Smart Opportunity Navigator is matching producers with Climate-Smart Commodities grants tailored to their operation.

Through his work, Russell Taylor has focused on being an advocate for conservation practices in agriculture – partnering with several different organizations to change laws and draft language for the farm bill. 

Labels have become political. Many of them are no longer about what people need to know, but rather what special-interest groups seek to impose.

According to Scoular, the new program will generate climate smart wheat and corn for food production and growers will be incentivized for new and continued adoption of regenerative ag practices.

“I believe we have to broaden the conversation beyond just low carbon,” said Amy Skoczlas Cole. “If we can reconnect to the roots of what this is all about—rather than counting molecules—we will be so much better off.”

The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) will allow the companies to explore the joint commercialization of a coating technology used to produce an affordable, environmentally-friendly nitrogen fertilizer solution.

Layering federal and private conservation programs has potential to add extra cash to your bottom line.

ADM recently surveyed consumers and decision-makers in the retail and consumer-packaged goods sectors on consumer trust, purchase consideration, and future regenerative agriculture trends for CPGs and retailers.

The company has already launched several sustainability features at the site and is planning more in the coming year.

Ag retailers can add acres and income streams by seeking out partnerships for funding and education.

Advocating for something you care about has risks. Step into leadership with these tips.

Three roadblocks rural America faces on the path to electric machinery adoption.

Could new incentives be the tipping point to adoption?

The collaboration will focus on a 50,000-acre pilot project that will enable better understanding of the emission reductions that can be achieved with bio-enhanced urea.

The Iowa facility will be used for fertilizer manufacturing and repackaging with a goal of reducing in-ground nitrogen application rates.

It takes a gallon of water to grow an almond—but in addition to a tasty nut we get an economic boost, multipurpose materials, and a marvel to behold.

Here are examples of how Star of The West has built connections and expanded opportunities for farmers. 

By layering disciplines in agronomy, environmental sciences and data analysis, ag retailers are unlocking new opportunities to work with farmers.

The "Dakota Smart Farm” is dedicated to developing sustainable farming practices and high-value retrofit precision technology solutions.

Company research shows rates could be 25% to 50% less than other phosphate fertilizers given Crystal Green’s high efficiency and 10% Mg.

The EPA and Hershey announced that $2 million will go towards supporting local dairy farmers. The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, in collaboration with Land O’Lakes will use funds to promote environmental goals.

If this test voyage is successful, Cargill aims to add 10 more vessels to be wind-powered.

Cash and essential healthcare products are being donated to aid relief efforts, the company reports.

An ongoing lack of water and volatile prices bring heightened focus on fertilizer and nutrient management. They are critical components to creating a more resilient ag production system, says one industry agronomist.   

Valent BioSciences LLC formally dedicated a new prairie park and solar field adjacent to its manufacturing facility in Osage, Iowa, on June 24.

Ireland's Agriculture Minister has been looking into various ways to reduce methane emissions, including culling 200,000 cows over the next three years.

In 2020, Anuvia had built out its production at a former Mosaic site in Plant City, Fla., after ramping up its technology and business for five years.

A total of $4 million has been pledged by Taco Bell, Cargill and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to aid Intermountain West ranchers in conservation and regenerative practices across cattle grazing lands.

Industry experts say the new legislative package represents a 'generational opportunity' for conservation funding and needs to reach U.S. farmers and livestock producers sooner rather than later, starting this spring.