Change is never easy, even when you can see the chance for something better. USDA is helping to make that change a little easier.

The general narrative of climate change is that when it comes to the weather, there is no normal anymore. Well, if that is the case, 2023 is playing right to script. This definitely has been the summer of weather surprises.

A new study published recently in the journal NPJ Climate and Atmospheric Science suggests that heat waves and temperature spikes (and along with them the damage they can cause to wheat crops) are becoming more normal in the central part of the U.S.

Targeted Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) signup opens in 10 states to help agricultural producers plan and implement voluntary conservation practices that sequester carbon, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate the impacts of climate change on working lands.

Download our FREE eGuide, “Keep Covers in Your Rotation Without Breaking the Bank,” to learn farmer-proven ways to reduce the cost of your cover crops while still maintaining the benefits!

Jack Herricks started no-till farming before it was popular and promotes the practice in Monroe County, Wis.

Last month the U.S. Department of Agriculture extended the cut-off date for Michigan farmers to submit applications for the first 2014 round of Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) funding to March 21.

A few weeks ago, several readers indicated that National Resource and Conservation Service (NRCS) staffers in Nebraska are against funding strip-till projects. Instead, they’re attempting to make pure continuous no-till the favored tillage system.