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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.

USDA Reports 41% of Corn Harvested

October 11, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices

USDA reported 41% of corn crops harvested, above the 39% reported harvested by this time in 2020. The 5-year average for corn harvested in this week is 31%.

USDA Reports 29% of Corn Harvested

October 4, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices

USDA reported 29% of corn crops harvested, above the 24% reported harvested by this time in 2020. The 5-year average for corn harvested in this week is 22%.

USDA Seeks Grower Input on Carbon Markets

Growers have until Nov. 1 to submit their comments to the federal agency.

By Sarah Hill posted on September 29, 2021 | Posted in Economics

The USDA is looking to create a set of pilot projects that provides incentives to implement climate smart conservation practices on working lands and to quantify and monitor the carbon and greenhouse gases associated with those practices. The pilot projects could even expand or develop new and additional markets.

USDA Reports 18% of Corn Harvested

September 28, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices

USDA reported 18% of corn crops harvested, above the 14% reported harvested by this time in 2020.

Growers Could Receive $25 Per Acre Payments if Using Cover Crops

More than two-thirds of no-tillers will be eligible for up to $5 billion in financial incentives.

By Sarah Hill posted on September 24, 2021 | Posted in Economics

Landowners could receive payments of $25 per acre on up to 1,000 acres if cover crops are established in their fields for the purposes of soil health, according to a preliminary Senate draft of the Build Back Better bill and corresponding budget. Non-operating landowners could receive payments of $5 per acre for encouraging tenants to seed covers on rented fields.

USDA Reports 10% of Corn Harvested

September 20, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices

USDA reported 10% of corn crops harvested, above the 8% reported harvested by this time in 2020.

USDA Reports 4% of Corn Harvested

September 13, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices

USDA's crop progress report for the week ended September 12 reported 87% of corn dented, below the 88% reported dented in the same week last year.

USDA Reports 74% of Corn Dented

September 9, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices

USDA's crop progress report for the week ended September 5 reported 74% of corn dented, below the 77% reported dented in the same week last year.

USDA Reports 41% of Corn Dented

August 23, 2021 | Posted in Seeding Practices

USDA's crop progress report for the week ended August 22 reported 41% of corn dented, in line with the 41% reported dented in the same week last year. The 5-year average for corn dented in this week was 38%.