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Cover Crop Survey Extended: Farmers Encouraged to Share Views on Cover Crops by End of Weekend

March 29, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health, Investing in Regenerative Ag

A national survey is being extended through the weekend to gather insight from farmers who plant cover crops, as well as farmers who don't.

Third-Party Programs Lead the Way for Regenerative Ag Certification in US

It’s been more than 20 years since the USDA launched the National Organic Program that changed the American food system. Now, farmers and forward-thinking brands are embracing regenerative agriculture as the next step in healthy food and fighting the climate crisis.

March 17, 2023 | Posted in Investing in Regenerative Ag

Source: Green Queen

Like organic farming, regenerative agriculture eschews synthetic chemical pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers. It also brings the focus to topsoil regeneration, increasing biodiversity, and conservation of natural resources. But unlike organic farming, there are currently no federal standards for regenerative agriculture, which some say threatens the integrity of the claim and makes it prone to greenwashing.

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Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: March 17, 2023

March 17, 2023

Cover Crop Strategies editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great agricultural industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week. The Best of the Web This Week series is brought to you by Salford Group.

Biden's Proposed Budget Plan Would Make Cover Crop Pilot Programs Permanent

March 14, 2023 | Posted in Investing in Regenerative Ag, Economics

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.

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Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: March 3, 2023

March 3, 2023

Cover Crop Strategies editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great agricultural industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week. The Best of the Web This Week series is brought to you by Salford Group.

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Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Jan. 13, 2023

January 13, 2023

Cover Crop Strategies editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great agricultural industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week. The Best of the Web This Week series is brought to you by Salford Group.

Iowa Will Continue $5 per Acre Cover Crop Insurance Discount

October 12, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Economics

Source: Center For Rural Affairs

This is the sixth year this program will be offered in the state of Iowa. To date, 1,800 farmers have enrolled nearly one million acres of Iowa farmland in the program.

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Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Sept. 30, 2022

September 30, 2022

Cover Crop Strategies editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great agricultural industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week. The Best of the Web This Week series is brought to you by Salford Group.

USDA Issues Double-Crop Insurance FAQ for Growers

September 1, 2022

For now, the agency is focused on double-crop soybeans and double-crop sorghum, though they are examining the possibility of additional other crops at some point in the future.

USDA Accepts 2 Million Acres in Offers Through CRP General Signup

May 3, 2022

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture is accepting more than 2 million acres in offers from agricultural producers and landowners through the Conservation Reserve Program General signup, the first of the program’s multiple signups occurring in 2022.