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Nancy Kavazanjian
shared this 2 article 3 years ago
Topics: Cover Crops, Economics,

Hefty subsidy needed for adoption of cover crops

Congress may need to offer a “sizable” subsidy to growers if it wants large-scale adop...

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Nancy Kavazanjian
shared this 2 article 3 years ago
Topics: Cover Crops, Ag Innovation,

Polk County buys newfangled cover crop tractor for upstream farmers

An Iowa county is purchasing a $600,000 tractor to encourage cover crop usage and improve water quality.

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TOPIC(S): Livestock/Meat, Beef Cattle, Government / Policies, Ranching, Commodity/Trade Groups,

01/25/2022 SOURCE: www.agriculture.com

Largest U.S. farm group opposes cattle market quotas

The American Farm Bureau supports the sentiment of the Senate bill, aimed at increasing competition, but not the inclusion of mandatory cash sales.

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Ethanol producers to electric car makers: We're greener than you are

Ethanol demand — and the market for corn — could shrink if electric vehicles, now comp...

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Nancy Kavazanjian
shared this 2 article 3 years ago
Topics: Agriculture US,

2021 Land Report: Who owns the most land in the United States?

Want to join the club? You’ll need a minimum of 156,000 acres to qualify for the Land Re...

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Nancy Kavazanjian
shared this 2 article 3 years ago
Topics: Livestock/Meat, Agriculture US, AgriBusiness,

U.S. unveils plan to boost competition in meat industry

$1 billion in funding is coming this year, through USDA.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
shared this 2 article 3 years ago
Topics: Herbicides, Weeds, Research, Ag Innovation,

K-State studying use of equipment to crush seeds of herbicide-resistant weeds in grain fields

A new weed-deterring technology could provide an effective alternative to herbicides....

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Cover Crops, Agriculture Global, Conservation/Tillage, Carbon Farming,

12/29/2021 SOURCE: www.agriculture.com

Adopting no-till and cover crops builds soil organic matter and shaves costs

One farmer's on-farm research showed that cover crops could help reduce chemical applications, cut nitrogen inputs, and eliminate the cost of cleaning buildups of eroded soil from waterways.

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Nancy Kavazanjian
shared this 2 article 4 years ago
Topics: GMO's, Ag Asia / Pacific, Plant Breeding,

China plans overhaul of seed rules to pave way for GMO approvals

China has laid out a clear path for seed makers to get approval for genetically modified c...

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Commodities, Markets/Pricing,

10/20/2021 SOURCE: www.agriculture.com

Analyst is surprised that grain prices are not retreating

Almost every crop is ahead of normal harvest progress due to the warm fall (except sugar beets), which usually leads to smaller harvest losses, analyst says.