South Dakota State University Extension shares some insight on reports of alfalfa fields with a white or light-brown canopy of alfalfa.

An increasing awareness and concern about the environment, changes in government policy, America’s re-entry into the Paris Agreement and a robust demand for carbon offsets all point toward an appetite for a different type of agricultural crop — carbon. But many questions on the efficacy of carbon farming and its worth to the farmer are as yet unanswered, says Texas A&M AgriLife Extension.

The number of insect species on your farm directly correlates with profits, according to Ecdysis Foundation director, Jonathan Lundgren. This idea of increasing insect life to benefit agricultural operations is paying off for producer Bryan Jorgensen, partner and chief agronomy operations officer at Jorgensen Land & Cattle, says the South Dakota Soil Health Coalition.

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