Items Tagged with 'CRP acres'

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What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Why I Don’t Farm Every Acre of My Land

Removing marginal acres from production protects planted acres from wildlife & builds soil for future generations.

By Martha Mintz and Doug Doughty posted on March 29, 2023 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

My farming goals differ at 64 from what they were at 44. Profit is, of course, still a driver, but I’m not as interested in fine-tuning yields or producing bin-busting crops.

Conservation Reserve

USDA Announces 2022 CRP Sign up for Growers, Landowners

The conservation program comes in 3 flavors

January 26, 2022 | Posted in Soil Health

The last signup for any of the programs, apart from the Continuous CRP, is May 13.

USDA Launches First Phase of Soil Carbon Monitoring Efforts through CRP Initiative

October 12, 2021 | Posted in Soil Health

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $10 million in a new initiative to sample, measure and monitor soil carbon on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres to better quantify the climate outcomes of the program. The initiative will begin implementation in fall 2021 with three partners who will conduct soil carbon sampling on three categories of CRP practice types: perennial grasses, trees and wetlands.

No-Till, Covers Make CRP Acres Protected And Productive Again

Missouri farmer Jerry Morris says no-till and cover-crop mixes helped him put CRP acres back into crop production and keep his sloping fields from suffering erosion.

By Mark Parker posted on December 1, 2013 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection

The benefits of no-till and cover crops have helped a farm in Missouri open up the productivity potential of marginal land and protect fragile soils.

Former CRP Acres Are Ideal For No-Till

With 10-plus years of undisturbed soil structure building under their belt, CRP acres are primed for no-till production.

By Martha Ostendorf posted on June 1, 2009 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

The only thing pulling a plow through former Conservation Reserve Program acres accomplishes is erasing more than a decade of benefits, say no-tillers who have transitioned from CRP to no-till crop production.

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Why This No-Till Innovator Keeps Coming Back to the No-Till Conference

In this video, Vincennes, Ind., no-tiller Ray McCormick checks in from his farm to explain why he’s excited to attend the 2025 National No-Tillage Conference, Jan. 7-10 in Louisville, Ky.

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