Millborn Seeds, a cover crop seed company dedicated to enriching land and lives for over 36 years, is leading the way in scaling production and efficiency in the seed industry through their acquisition of State Line Seed Company in Sherman, SD.
The Biden administration released a $6.8 trillion budget proposal last week that could propel more farmers toward cover crops and other conservation agriculture practices if approved.
Newly published research from Michigan State University demonstrates how to evaluate soil carbon stock changes more accurately. This calculation has significant implications on measuring the actual environmental benefits of regenerative agriculture practices and economic consequences through emerging carbon markets.
The extremely wet spring of 2019 caused 14.2 million acres of cropland to go unplanted in the Midwest. Farmers across the region had flooded fields that kept them from getting equipment onto the fields to plant their crops. This resulted in over $4 billion of prevent-plant crop insurance claims, which assists farmers when weather conditions keep them from planting a crop altogether.
Voluntary carbon programs are cropping up around the U.S. But before you set your heart on a carbon program, there are a few things you should consider.
According to the latest Ag Economy Barometer from Purdue University's Center for Commercial Agriculture, very few farmers are currently engaged in carbon contracts and of the ones who are, most of them say the payments aren't high enough.
A new tranche of data from the Operational Tillage Information System (OpTIS) tracked a 250% climb in cover crop acreage—from 2.8 million acres in 2015 to 7.5 million acres in 2021—led by row crop farmers in the southern portion of the region. The Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC), which hosts free access to OpTIS data on its ctic.org website, dubbed this week's release "OpTIS 3.0."
The folks in Cover Crops Strategies' Digital Media Department compiled all the most popular content from the past 12 months. Organized by category, here is the best of the best for 2022.
The National Strip-Tillage Conference returns August 8-9, 2024!Build and refine your strip-till system with dozens of new ideas and connections at the 11th Annual National Strip-Tillage Conference in Madison, Wis. Aug. 8-9, 2024. Experience an energizing 2-day agenda featuring inspiring general session speakers, expert-led Strip-Till Classrooms and collaborative Strip-Till Roundtables. Plus, Certified Crop Adviser credits will be offered.
Georgetown, Del., no-tiller Jay Baxter was planning on conducting a cover crop experiment with oats, but when Mother Nature got in the way, he quickly pivoted to another idea for a different type of cover crop experiment.