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Government and Corporations Funnel Billions into Cover Crop Research to Combat Climate Change: Is It Worth It?

By Dan Blaustein-Rejto posted on December 14, 2024 | Posted in Economics

With billions of taxpayer dollars in its hands for climate mitigation, USDA needs to prioritize efforts that are cost-effective, transparent, and science-based.

Sign-Ups Open for Program Seeking to Double Cover Crop Acres

October 25, 2024 | Posted in Economics, Soil Health

In its first year alone, 238 farmers enrolled, covering more than 78,000 acres, pushing the initiative closer to its goal of doubling cover crop adoption to 30 million acres across the U.S. by 2030.

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[Video] Black Eagle Ag Launches New Narrow Transport Strip-Till Bar

By Noah Newman posted on September 6, 2024 | Posted in Economics, Product Innovations & Introductions, Seeding Practices

Check out Black Eagle Ag’s new 40-foot, 16-row narrow transport strip-till bar, which was designed by a strip-tiller in Australia to be resilient in the toughest soil conditions.

Cover Crops, Other Regenerative Ag Practices Reduce Nitrate Pollution, Costs

By Paul Hammel posted on August 27, 2024 | Posted in Economics, Soil Health

Source: Nebraska Examiner

Cover crops and other regenerative ag practices can reduce nitrate pollution in groundwater and rivers, resulting in healthier soil for future generations.

Regenerating Soils, Profits and Relationships by Implementing Cover Crops

By Shaye Koester-Wanner posted on July 10, 2024 | Posted in Economics, Grazing

Source: Drovers

What started as two brothers taking over the family operation soon turned into starting a cover crop seed company, which impacts over one million acres of agricultural land annually.

Can Taller Cover Crops Lead to Cleaner Water?

By Brian Devore posted on March 4, 2024 | Posted in Economics, Investing in Regenerative Ag, Soil Health, Termination

Source: Civil Eats

In 2022, Olmsted County commissioners Mark Thein and Gregg Wright approached staffers in the local soil and water conservation district office and asked a seemingly straightforward question: How can we keep nitrates out of the groundwater?

Growers Cite Low ROI as Primary Reason for Not Engaging in Carbon Projects

By Jennifer Marston posted on February 19, 2024 | Posted in Economics, Soil Health

Source: Ag Funder News

In Purdue University's January 2024 Ag Economy Barometer Report, 8% of respondents said they have discussed carbon capture and carbon contracts with a company.

New Study Measures Economic Impact of Cover Crops Ahead of Soybeans

January 25, 2024 | Posted in Economics

Source: University of Illinois

"The use of cover crops in modern Midwest corn-soybeans systems is in its infancy. However, strides are being made to make cover crops an economical part of agriculture."

Giving IRA Conservation Funds to Farm Subsidies Threatens Millions of Cover Crop Acres

October 9, 2023 | Posted in Economics

Source: Environmental Working Group

Millions of potential cover crop acres that may help reduce farming’s greenhouse gas emissions could be lost under a plan to shift $19.5 billion in Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, funding from conservation programs to increasing price guarantees for farm subsidy programs.

Survey Shows Cover Crop Usage Doubled Following Incentive Programs

By Krishna Ramanujan posted on September 25, 2023 | Posted in Economics, Soil Health

Source: Cornell Chronicle

A survey of farmers in four Northeast states, including New York, found that incentive payments encouraged participants to plant twice as many acres of cover crops as they did prior to receiving funds – a change that can both improve their farms and mitigate climate change.

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Government and Corporations Funnel Billions into Cover Crop Research to Combat Climate Change: Is It Worth It?

Sign-Ups Open for Program Seeking to Double Cover Crop Acres

[Video] Black Eagle Ag Launches New Narrow Transport Strip-Till Bar

Cover Crops, Other Regenerative Ag Practices Reduce Nitrate Pollution, Costs

Regenerating Soils, Profits and Relationships by Implementing Cover Crops

Can Taller Cover Crops Lead to Cleaner Water?

Growers Cite Low ROI as Primary Reason for Not Engaging in Carbon Projects

New Study Measures Economic Impact of Cover Crops Ahead of Soybeans

Giving IRA Conservation Funds to Farm Subsidies Threatens Millions of Cover Crop Acres

Survey Shows Cover Crop Usage Doubled Following Incentive Programs

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