Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Beekeeping, Conservation/Tillage,
'Great Day' For Bumblebees As Californian Court Rules That They Are Fish
In what is being described as a 'great day' for the state's bees, a Californian court has ruled that they are fish. Now biologically speaking, bees are not
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05/27/2022 SOURCE: sustainableagriculture.net
For more than 35 years, the Farm Bill’s Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) has paid farmers and landowners to take highly erodible and other environmentally sensitive lands out of crop production and enroll them in conserving practices instead. Through CRP, USDA pays farmers to set aside land for grass or tree cover for a period of 10 or 15 years. This May, the Farm Service Agency announced that it had accepted over 2 million new acres into the FY22 CRP General Signup. This included more than 1.75 million re-enrolled acres, over 85% of the total accepted.
CRP Signup: Scraping the Bottom of the Barrel
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05/27/2022 SOURCE: www.no-tillfarmer.com
No-till and cover crop systems, where the field was not deeply tilled in the spring, generally work well for using a drag hose.
Apply Manure to Growing Corn to Boost Yields, Reduce Nutrient Loss
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture US, Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Conservation/Tillage, World Hunger, World Population,
The Crop that Can Change Your Farm - Seed World
At KWS Cereals we may be the new seed company kid on the block in the United States but globally, we’ve been around for a long time. We were founded in 1856 in Germany and since then our company has grown to now include operations in 70 countries worldwide. We are family owned and we […]
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05/11/2022 SOURCE: www.no-tillfarmer.com
Cargill will once again offer one-crop-year contracts to producer customers in eligible states to sequester carbon through implementation of new or expanded regenerative agriculture practices such as cover crops, no-till or reduced-till.
Cargill Expands Carbon Market Program to 15 States
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05/10/2022 SOURCE: www.no-tillfarmer.com
The grazing of cover crops can be a viable management option to intensify no-till crop production to improve soil health and maintain or increase overall system profitability, says Kansas State University.
The Impact of Grazing Cover Crops on Soil Properties
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05/10/2022 SOURCE: www.agweek.com
Vance Johnson of Breckenridge, Minnesota, has offered up a 60-acre field for five years of study on soil health and conservation practices.
Sugarbeets into no-till corn? Minnesota farm is home to test plot, field day
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Pesticides, Cover Crops, Conservation/Tillage,
Cover crops more effective than insecticides for managing pests, study suggests | Penn State University
Promoting early season plant cover, primarily through the use of cover crops, can be more effective at reducing pest density and crop damage than insecticide applications, according to a Penn State-led team of researchers.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Cover Crops, Conservation/Tillage, Environment, USDA,
IATP Report Shows EQIP Funding for Practices that Make the Environment Worse
The report also found that programs like the Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQUIP) and Conservation Reserve Program pay for practices the group claims make environmental practices worse in 12 agriculturally intensive states.
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