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NCGA Partnership Grant Will Increase Cover Crops, Mitigate Risk

March 17, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health, Investing in Regenerative Ag

Source: National Corn Growers Association

The National Corn Growers Association looks forward to seeing the next steps that will be taken as a part of the Farmers for Soil Health. NCGA is a founding member of FSH, which was awarded the $95 million grant from the USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program that makes this work possible.

We Don’t Have Decades to Increase Cover Crop Adoption

By Sarah Hill posted on February 23, 2022

Some states are doing better than others when it comes to cover crop adoption. Indiana farmers have set a new record for living cover crops planted, at 1.5 million acres, according to a recent conservation survey by the Indiana Conservation Partnership.

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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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