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Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: May 10, 2024

May 10, 2024

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 Saddle Butte Ag.

News Release

Cover Crops to Surge Under USDA's Green Initiative

March 7, 2024 | Posted in Investing in Regenerative Ag

Source: Farms.com

Based on a recent survey, ASTA predicts that the USDA's Partnerships for Climate Smart-Commodities will lead to an increase of 10.5 million acres in cover crop planting over five years.

Farmers for Soil Health Enrollment Deadline Extended to March 15

March 5, 2024 | Posted in Investing in Regenerative Ag

Farmers now have until March 15 to enroll in Farmers for Soil Health, a new cover crop cost share program that pays up to $50/acre over three years for new cover crop acres. Farmers who have planted cover crops previously are eligible for $2/acre.

News Release

Hormel's Applegate Commits to 100% Regenerative Ag for Beef Hot Dogs

By S.L. Fuller posted on March 5, 2024 | Posted in Investing in Regenerative Ag

Source: Agriculture Dive

Applegate — the consumer-packaged meats brand owned by Hormel Foods — now aims to ensure the beef in its hot dogs comes from cattle raised on “verified regenerative grasslands” by the end of 2025.

News Release

Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities to Result in 10.5 Million New Cover Crop Acres

February 29, 2024 | Posted in Investing in Regenerative Ag

A recent survey by the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) found that an added 10.5 million acres of cover crops will be planted in the next five years as a result of USDA’s Partnerships for Climate Smart-Commodities projects.

Are Cover Crops Right for Your Farm?

October 25, 2023 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Source: Farm Progress

Getting the greatest benefit out of cover crops requires a management level on par with corn and soybeans. Growers should start by testing a cover crop on a single field and expand.

USDA: Using Single Species of Cover Crops Most Common on Commodity Acres

December 6, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices

Data from the field-level USDA Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) provide information on which cover crops were grown in the fall before planting corn, cotton and soybeans.

[Podcast] Why Cover Crop Acreage is Growing, and Important Rule Changes that May Reduce the Risk

In this episode of the Cover Crop Strategies podcast, we share a Q&A interview with senior editor John Dobberstein and Rob Myers, regional director of extension programs for Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE).

May 8, 2019 | Posted in Economics

In this episode of the Cover Crop Strategies podcast, we share a Q&A interview with senior editor John Dobberstein and Rob Myers, regional director of extension programs for Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE).