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Cover Crops & No-Till Reduce Crop Insurance Claims According to New Study

March 6, 2023 | Posted in Economics

The extremely wet spring of 2019 caused 14.2 million acres of cropland to go unplanted in the Midwest. Farmers across the region had flooded fields that kept them from getting equipment onto the fields to plant their crops. This resulted in over $4 billion of prevent-plant crop insurance claims, which assists farmers when weather conditions keep them from planting a crop altogether.

Farmers: Share Your Experience with Cover Crops in National Survey

A national survey was launched to collect information from farmers who plant and don't plant cover crops.

March 2, 2023 | Posted in Investing in Regenerative Ag

Source: CTIC

A national survey launched to gather insight from farmers who plant cover crops, as well as farmers who don't.

Economics Expert Shares 3 Questions to Ask Before Looking at a Carbon Program

February 27, 2023 | Posted in Economics

Voluntary carbon programs are cropping up around the U.S. But before you set your heart on a carbon program, there are a few things you should consider.

NRCS Conservation Ag Programs Will Receive ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime’ Investment

February 24, 2023 | Posted in Investing in Regenerative Ag

Source: Trust in Food

No-till farming and conservation agriculture will receive nearly $23 billion in additional U.S. government funding over the next 5 years, a “once-in-a-lifetime investment into conservation,” according to USDA’s National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Chief Terry Cosby.

WATCH: Longtime No-Tiller Uses Old Feed Grinder to Blend Cover Crops

By Noah Newman posted on February 24, 2023 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Jeff Duling's creativity is on full display in this video, as the longtime no-tiller explains how he uses an old feed grinder to blend cover crop seeds.

Myth Buster: Can Cover Crops Work in Every Climate?

February 23, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: NRDC

Even in states where the growing season is a mere four-and-a-half months long, cover crops can help farmers meet specific on-farm goals that they cannot achieve just by having cash crops in their rotation.

New Strip-Till, No-Till, Cover Crops Equipment on Display at National Farm Machinery Show

By Noah Newman posted on February 20, 2023 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Product Innovations & Introductions

Our editorial team made the trip to Louisville, Ky., for the National Farm Machinery Show. The Kentucky Expo Center was packed with the latest cutting edge technology and product innovations for strip-tillers and no-tillers.

Free Webinar: Planting Green to Suppress Glyphosate-Resistant Weeds

National Cover-Crop Summit Returns March 14-16

February 17, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Attend Jim Stute's upcoming virtual session for the National Cover Crop Summit where you'll learn how planting green fits into an overall resistance management system as well as how rye termination timing impacts weed suppression, soybean development and yield.

Purdue's Ag Economy Barometer Finds Farmers Want Higher Payments for Carbon Contracts

February 13, 2023 | Posted in Economics

According to the latest Ag Economy Barometer from Purdue University's Center for Commercial Agriculture, very few farmers are currently engaged in carbon contracts and of the ones who are, most of them say the payments aren't high enough.

Rethinking Crop Rotations to Utilize Cover Crops as Annual Forages

7th generation dairy farmer shares tips for increasing cover crop efficiency, choosing cover crop species & striving for efficient harvest management.

February 13, 2023 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Grazing, Soil Health

Daniel Olson has been trying to incorporate cover crops into his Lena, Wis., dairy farm for several years. There is a lot of trial and error that comes with the process, but he says there’s one main thing that has helped him start to have some success.

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Cover Crops & No-Till Reduce Crop Insurance Claims According to New Study

Farmers: Share Your Experience with Cover Crops in National Survey

Economics Expert Shares 3 Questions to Ask Before Looking at a Carbon Program

NRCS Conservation Ag Programs Will Receive ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime’ Investment

WATCH: Longtime No-Tiller Uses Old Feed Grinder to Blend Cover Crops

Myth Buster: Can Cover Crops Work in Every Climate?

New Strip-Till, No-Till, Cover Crops Equipment on Display at National Farm Machinery Show

Free Webinar: Planting Green to Suppress Glyphosate-Resistant Weeds

Purdue's Ag Economy Barometer Finds Farmers Want Higher Payments for Carbon Contracts

Rethinking Crop Rotations to Utilize Cover Crops as Annual Forages

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