Policy Budget for Cover Crops & the Lesson of Crop Insurance

February 1, 2022 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: University of Illinois Extension

Current evidence largely suggests cover crops do not raise yields or returns in the first years of adoption. It is unclear if they will raise returns or lower risk over time. Read more in this article from University of Illinois Farmdoc.

The Six Building Blocks of a Soil Carbon Contract

November 24, 2021 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Todd Janzen Blog

Carbon is number 6 on the periodic table and is made up of six building blocks—six protons and six neutrons. Contracts too, have their own building blocks. Read more in this article by agricultural attorney Todd Janzen.

Are Cover Crop Incentive Payments Needed?

June 21, 2021 | Posted in Economics

Source: The Star News

President Joe Biden’s proposal to pay U.S. farmers to plant cover crops and sequester carbon in the soil is both needed and necessary. That’s according to Dr. Paul Mitchell, professor of agricultural and applied economics at UW-Madison. Read more in this article from The Star News (Medford, WI).

[Video] Carbon Sequestration Has Positive Impacts on Soil Health

June 15, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Research soil scientist Hal Collins with the USDA ARS explains how plants use photosynthesis to sequester carbon and why growers will need to store more carbon in the soil as organic matter.

Whole Orchard Recycling Increases Carbon Sequestration, Increases Yields

April 27, 2020 | Posted in Soil Health

Recycling trees onsite can sequester carbon, save water and increase crop yields, making it a climate-smart practice for California’s irrigated almond orchards, finds a study from the University of California, Davis. Whole orchard recycling is when old orchard trees are ground, chipped and turned back into the soil before new almond trees are planted.

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Cover Cropping in Integrated Farming Systems

Last week we had boots on the ground at the Big Soil Health Event in Cedar Falls, Iowa where agronomist David Kleinschmidt emphasized the importance of considering Carbon to Nitrogen ratios of cover crops and residues.

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