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Potato Farmers Weigh Benefits of Strip-Till

By Lukie Pieterse posted on October 30, 2024 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

As the agricultural sector moves towards more sustainable and environmentally friendly practices, reduced tillage in potato production represents a promising shift that could redefine the industry’s landscape.

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.

3 Nutrients Necessary for Corn Fertility Improved by Water Management

January 23, 2024 | Posted in Water Management

Phosphorus, potassium, sulfur and nitrogen. All are traditional nutrients growers plan to put into soil each year to help maximize their yield potential. But did you know there are 3 other major components that are often overlooked?

Pros & Cons of Dry & Liquid Fertilizers

Strip-tillers compare fertility plans in Strip-Till Farmer’s email discussion group

By Noah Newman posted on October 23, 2023 | Posted in Nutrient Management

We posed the following questions to our readers in the Strip-Till Farmer email discussion group: Do you use dry or liquid fertilizer? What are the positives and negatives of each, and do you use carbon-based fertilizers?

Weed Management: Exploring Sustainable, Conventional and Organic Options

Food choices can be confusing – from organic to local to GMOs, how do consumers decide what’s best for them and their families?

February 1, 2023 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Purdue University

Food choices can be confusing – from organic to local to GMOs, how do consumers decide what’s best for them and their families?

New Bayer Digital Platform Connects Farmers with Sustainability Resources

August 19, 2022

ForGround, Bayer's new digital platform, offers growers tools, resources, discounts and the potential to earn revenue through the Bayer Carbon Program.

Report: Organic Valley to Pay Members to Reduce Carbon Footprints

March 24, 2022

Dairy to offer farm incentives rather than carbon offset credits

Wisconsin Farm Credit Coop Starts Carbon Collaberation

Compeer Financial, Indigo Ag partner to offer farmers access to credit market

By Brian O'Connor posted on December 9, 2021 | Posted in Soil Health

Compeer Financial and Indigo Ag will partner to expand options for carbon credit purchases for producers.

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.

Soil Organic Matter and its Benefits

August 24, 2017 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Source: North Dakota State University Extension

North Dakota State University Extension shares some practices that can help replace soil organic matter in soils that has been lost due to continuous cropping, poor management practices and loss of topsoil.

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.

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