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Cereal Rye 101: Fall Seeding Tips

October 3, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: Kansas State Extension

Fall-seeded cereal rye can be established successfully following the application of most herbicides used in corn production, but success is influenced by herbicide rate and environmental conditions that follow the herbicide application.

USDA's New Climate Program Needs to Focus on No-Till & Cover Crops

By Randall Reeder posted on February 21, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

The USDA announced a new program to hire 100 young people as a “Climate Corps” for Agriculture.

What the USDA's Ag Census Says About No-Till

February 14, 2024

The response rate for the 2022 Census of Agriculture was 61%; more than 40% of responses were submitted online.

How Will USDA Collect Ag Data for Climate-Smart Commodities Program?

By Todd Janzen posted on June 5, 2023 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

The USDA’s Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities program represents an investment of over $3.1 billion into U.S. agriculture. The statistics for the program huge: USDA selected 141 proposals from corporations, nonprofits and universities to study ways to increase climate-smart production practices for U.S. farmers and livestock producers.

USDA Projects 4% Increase in 2023 Planted Corn Acres

March 31, 2023 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

USDA’s March 31 Prospective Plantings report forecasts increases in planted corn and soybean acreages for 2023. USDA's Grain Stocks report, also released March 31, reported year-over-year decreases in corn and soybean stocks vs. 2022.

Iowa Will Continue $5 per Acre Cover Crop Insurance Discount

October 12, 2022

This is the sixth year this program will be offered in the state of Iowa. To date, 1,800 farmers have enrolled nearly one million acres of Iowa farmland in the program.

Corn, Soybean Plantings Remain in Single Digits

April 25, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

The report stated 2% of corn planted in the U.S. has emerged as of the week ended April 24.

USDA Reports 2% of Corn, 4% of Cotton Planted

April 4, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

USDA's crop progress report for the week ended April 3 reported 2% of corn crops planted, in line with the 2% reported planted by this time in 2021.

FBN Planting Report: Clarity in Volatile Global Markets

March 31, 2022 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Farmers Business Network (FBN), San Carlos, California, on March 30 released its 2022 Planting Report. The FBN Planting Report provides one of the first major survey-based estimates of U.S. farmers’ planting intentions for the year and those market implications, based on more than 2,000 responses responsible for 4.2 million acres across 40 states.

Producers with Crop Insurance to Receive Premium Benefit for Cover Crops

Report cover crop acreages by March 15 to receive premium benefit.

February 10, 2022 | Posted in Cover Crops

The Pandemic Cover Crop Program provides premium support to producers who insured their crop with most insurance policies and planted a qualifying cover crop during the 2022 crop year. The premium support is $5 per acre, but no more than the full premium amount owed.

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