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Farmers Pick Up the Planting Pace; Much Yet to Be Done

June 11, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

U.S. farmers planted 16% of their corn acres, while an additional 21% of soybeans were sown last week, an improvement over recent reports, according to the USDA’s latest Crop Progress report.

Pace of Corn, Soybean Plantings Continue to Fall Seriously Behind Schedule

June 4, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Only two-thirds of the U.S. corn crop was in the ground and less than 40% of soybeans had been planted as of June 2. Much of the crop that has been planted is looking ragged.

USDA Announces Availability of $12.5 million in Conservation Innovation Grants

May 31, 2019

Source: USDA

To help expand the adoption of innovative conservation approaches on agricultural lands, the NRCS is seeking proposals for national Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG). Find out if your problem-solving projects qualify for funding.

Wet Fields Continue to Plague Corn and Soybean Growers

May 28, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

This spring has been called the wettest on record in the Corn Belt and other major growing regions of the U.S. and the pace of planting would seem to verify this claim. As of Sunday, May 26, corn planting in the U.S. is 32 days behind the 5 year average and soybeans are 37 days behind the 5 year average.

USDA Announces Support for Farmers Impacted by Trade Wars

May 23, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: USDA

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the USDA will take several actions to assist farmers in response to what the department says is trade damage from unjustified retaliation and trade disruption.

Crop Planting Progress Remains Far Behind Last Year and 5 Year Average

May 14, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

With improved weather in much of the Corn Belt this week farmers should make some significant progress in getting their corn and soybeans in the ground. They will need it because, as of this past Sunday, May 12, planting lagged far behind what one might expect at this point in the season.

Park Your Plow: 5 Tips for the No-Till-Curious

November 9, 2018

Source: Elizabeth Creech, USDA Farm Production and Conservation

Reduced erosion. Saved time and fuel. Improved nutrient cycling, soil moisture, and resiliency in the face of drought. You likely already know the potential benefits of no-till. With harvest season winding down, you’re no doubt making an important decision for your working land. Will you hook up the plow, or is this the year you’ll park it for good?

Holistic Management Can Help Keep U.S. from ‘Desertification’

No-tillers can heal grasslands, improve their soils and farm more profitably by increasing livestock numbers and re-examining their management context, says Allan Savory.

By John Dobberstein posted on June 9, 2018 | Posted in Soil Health

When it comes to threats facing the Earth’s arable lands, a perfect storm is brewing and technology alone won’t be enough to solve it, Allan Savory says.

USDA Patented Technology Removes Phosphorus from Manure

April 17, 2018 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: Penn State University

The system devised by Penn State and USDA scientists — dubbed MAPHEX for MAnure PHosphorus EXetraction — involves a three-stage process.

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Sustainable Agriculture Summit Shines Light on No-Till, Strip Till & Cover Crops

During the Sustainable Agriculture Summit in Minneapolis, Minn., Carrie Vollmer-Sanders, the president of Field to Market who also farms in Northeast Indiana and Northwest Ohio, shared why it is important for no-tillers and strip-tillers to share their knowledge with other farmers.

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