Items Tagged with 'conservation practices'

ARTICLES

New Tool Helps Farmers Make Conservation Decisions

By Natasha Parish posted on December 12, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Source: University of Wisconsin Extension

Using datasets from large numbers of farms, Dr. Jeff Hadachek created a model that allows farmers to input their own costs to see how their bottom line would be affected if they implemented specific conservation practices.

Strip-Tiller Nets $25 Per Acre Return on Carbon Credit Programs

By Holly Spangler posted on June 13, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Prairie Farmer

Opey Rowell has a pretty straightforward take on carbon programs. “Farm the way you believe and if it fits, it fits,” says the Pekin, Ill., strip-tiller.

News Release

Survey: Farmer Compensation Top Barrier to Adopting Conservation Practices

April 11, 2024 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

New research released by McKinsey & Company reveals that while 90% of US farmers have an understanding of sustainable farming, the uptake of practices remains low.

Ray McCormick Named No-Till Farmer's 2024 Conservation Ag Operator Fellow

Initiative aims to broaden the practical understanding of how growers can find economic and sustainability success through Conservation Ag practices

February 19, 2024 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

No-Till Farmer has selected Ray McCormick of Vincennes, Ind., as its 2024 Conservation Ag Operator Fellow.

USDA Seeks Grower Input on Carbon Markets

Growers have until Nov. 1 to submit their comments to the federal agency.

By Sarah Hill posted on September 29, 2021

The USDA is looking to create a set of pilot projects that provides incentives to implement climate smart conservation practices on working lands and to quantify and monitor the carbon and greenhouse gases associated with those practices. The pilot projects could even expand or develop new and additional markets.

Nitrogen Loss Reduction Practices: What Do They Cost?

December 5, 2018 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Water Management

The University of Illinois examines the variety of agricultural conservation practices available to reduce the amount of nitrogen leaving fields and traveling downstream, what they cost and which ones are most effective for the money.

USDA Blog: Measuring Environmental Effects of Conservation Practices

May 5, 2015 | Posted in Soil Health

The Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP), led by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, seeks to generate a first-hand look into how operators maintain ag lands for tomorrow.

Secretary Vilsack Announces Partnerships with Farmers to Address Climate Change

April 24, 2015 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announces USDA's comprehensive plan to tackle issues related to the changing climate that are impacting agriculture and forestry sectors.

Incentive Payments Often Boost Adoption of Conservation Practices

April 22, 2015 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Equipment

Since the value of onfarm benefits can vary widely across practices and farms, identifying which farmers will adopt a conservation practice only if they receive a payment is not straightforward.

Report

Conservation Practices Reduce Nutrients, Soil Runoff In Chesapeake Bay

December 6, 2013 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101, Nutrient Management

Source: USDA

A record number of voluntary conservation practices adopted by Chesapeake Bay farmers since 2006 have significantly reduced the amount of nitrogen, sediment and phosphorus leaving cultivated croplands, according to a new report released.

More Articles Tagged with 'conservation practices'

Videos

Ponds, Panels, Pollinators: No-Till Innovator Takes Conservation to Next Level

On this edition of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by CultivAce, No-Till Farmer’s Conservation Ag Operator Fellow, Ray McCormick, showcases how he’s taking conservation ag to the next level in Vincennes, Ind., with ponds, solar panels, duck hunting and more.

Top Directory Listings

Environmental Tillage Systems, Inc

Environmental Tillage Systems is a leading manufacturer of strip-till and nutrient-management equipment which enhances soil productivity and farm profitability.

Kuhn Krause, Inc

Kuhn Krause's focus, above all, is to continue to produce quality products to serve producers better; to strive to respond to their needs with new tools and new technology to meet their growing challenges. Agronomic practices are constantly changing, and at a faster pace now than ever.

Yetter Farm Equipment

For over 90 years, Yetter Farm Equipment has designed and manufactured innovative and effective solutions for the agriculture industry. Today, we are proud to be recognized worldwide as an industry leader in designing row cleaners, strip till tools, planter attachments, precision fertilizer placement attachments, rotary hoes, toolbars, and harvest attachments.