Sustainability
Through a collaboration with Ford Pro, Ford Motor Company’s commercial division, Wilbur-Ellis will initially integrate 10 of the new Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup trucks into its fleet in California.
“Now we’re scrambling for batteries to get up to the 150,000 production rate next year,” said Ford Pro CEO Ted Cannis, “because the demand is overwhelming.”
The technology detects a growing plant and selectively sprays a targeted application at 12 mph.
There’s a stick, a big stick, with potentially big consequences for those involved in the value chain—all the way down to the farm gate.
There are 10 different species of forage grasses, four species of turf grasses, and two species of legumes being evaluated.
It will be a combination of cover crops, reduced nitrogen rates or split nitrogen applications as well as nutrient reduction wetlands, bioreactors, and saturated buffers Iowa farmers will use to meet their goals.
“Iowa continues to lead on soil health and water quality and grants like this one only help to accelerate our progress,” said Governor Kim Reynolds.
Broader than carbon alone, ForGround aims to encompass regenerative agricultural practices and technologies and then connect those in-field decisions to downstream companies and their sustainability goals.
John Phipps says he was aware that the West and especially the southern Plains had high average wind speeds, he didn’t realize the Midwest was also a good place to site wind turbines, especially the newer, larger ones.
Dick Billings passed away several years ago, but his wife, their son and granddaughters have been able to build upon his vision for the family’s operation, thanks to a team of farmers and a forestry consultant.
“Everything we do is conservation minded for water and soil erosion, and there is no incentive for that except the viability of our farm,” says Tracy Zink. “And if we don’t do that, then we won’t be here.”
Even though animal manure has been used as fertilizer as long as there have been animals, Phinite’s robotic drying system makes the product easier to store, transport, and eliminates any odor.
Starting July 19, once a week for four weeks an online session will go live.
America’s Conservation Ag Movement is hosting a series of farmer-led, in-the-field agronomic events in five states this summer.
Adam Jones, a conservation agronomist at MFA Inc., came on The Scoop podcast to share how he helps farmers implement an entire system of soil health, conservation, and yield success on their farms.
Cover crops, conservation tillage, irrigation optimization, fertilizers and pesticides all have a fit on Rondo Farms, but only when they’re right for the land, the agronomy and the financials.
In April, Truterra announced a springboard for its focus in soil health. A network of agronomists will facilitate implementation of agronomic practices alongside its retail agronomists and their farmer customers.
CEO of ClearFlame says its modified diesel engines in trucks and farm machinery offer the same power and performance of traditional diesel engines but with lower fuel costs and fewer emissions. Look for them this summer.
Don’t overlook planter applied nitrogen when thinking about nitrogen stabilizers.
“Drift can never be eliminated; however, it can be minimized if pesticides are applied under favorable weather conditions and by adopting proven drift reduction strategies,” says IFCA.
The National Mall in Washington, D.C. will look different this week. AEM is hosting a Celebration of Modern Agriculture event to showcase the nation’s finest agricultural machinery.
The U.S. is the second or third top importer for each of the three major components of fertilizer. Top producers of the major components of fertilizer include China, Russia, Canada, Morocco and Belarus.
It is clear the current administration sees the USDA and its influence over domestic agriculture as critical to fight climate change. What is not so clear is the definition of a “climate-smart” commodity.
“Agriculture is one of the key solutions in a more carbon positive future,” says Mitchell Hora.
It’s easy to knock something you know little or nothing about. Farmers who are working to adopt conservation practices on their operations face ridicule routinely. Yet their efforts now could help us all in the future.
As you evaluate input options for next spring, here are five steps to size up whether a biological might be a good fit for your farm.
A USDA-National Resources Inventory report shows soil erosion rates on cropland decreased 35% from 1982 to 2017. Even so, some members of the agricultural community say rates are unsustainable for crop production.
In most scenarios, companies want to incentivize growers by paying them to use regenerative farming practices, especially no-till and cover crops, on ground where they haven’t used such practices previously.
Via this partnership, farmers are eligible for two payments. Bayer will pay its $3, $6, $9/acre incentives. CHS will offer financial incentives for its enhanced efficiency fertilizers: N-Edge, Trivar and Levesol.
Nomination deadline for The Fertilizer Institute’s (TFI) 2022 4R Advocate Awards program is November 5. The program recognizes farmers and fertilizer retailers for their commitment to nutrient stewardship.