Last week, Politico writers reported that despite being popular with certain groups and sectors, the Biden administration’s plan to create a multibillion-dollar bank to help pay farmers to capture carbon from the atmosphere is running into surprising skepticism from farmers and other in the agriculture industry.

High precipitation and minimal crop demand for water in the spring makes for perfect conditions for water to move quickly through the soil profile, taking nitrogen with it. Although we cannot control the weather, there are a few management practices, including application timing, that can help prevent excess nitrogen losses in the spring, says the University of Minnesota.

New studies confirm that nitrogen-fixing bacteria can contribute as much as 30% of the N requirement of a corn crop, say researchers from AgriThority.

According to the latest USDA Crop Progress report, some 2% of corn has been planted in the week ended April 4, in line with the 2% planted in the same week last year.

There's been a lot of buzz concerning the carbon credit marketplace. In this article, researchers from the University of Minnesota Extension discuss the importance of carbon and carbon markets, what they can offer producers in the Upper Midwest and what questions you should consider when investigating carbon credits.

In case you missed them, here are the items that have garnered the most interest from farmers in the past month.

Getting the right planting depth is supposed to be just a matter of setting the T-handle at the correct setting. But if the corresponding depth adjustment parts are worn, you may not be planting at the depth you thought you were. The Planter Maintenance series is brought to you by Precision Planting.