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USDA Investments Help Farmers Transition to No-Till

By Clay Pope posted on October 9, 2023 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Soil Health

Change is never easy, even when you can see the chance for something better. USDA is helping to make that change a little easier.

Summer Full of Unpredictable Weather Patterns Continues

By Clay Pope posted on July 27, 2023 | Posted in Crop Protection, Soil Health

Source: Southern Plains Perspective

The general narrative of climate change is that when it comes to the weather, there is no normal anymore. Well, if that is the case, 2023 is playing right to script. This definitely has been the summer of weather surprises.

Risk of Extreme Weather in Wheat Belt Poses Increasing Threat to Growers

By Clay Pope posted on June 19, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Southern Plains Perspective

A new study published recently in the journal NPJ Climate and Atmospheric Science suggests that heat waves and temperature spikes (and along with them the damage they can cause to wheat crops) are becoming more normal in the central part of the U.S.

McCormick Among No-Tillers Working to Adapt to Climate Change

November 1, 2022 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Water Management

Source: Wisconsin Watch

A hotter atmosphere is causing rain to fall in harder bursts, pushing back planting seasons and drowning crops. At the same time as human-driven climate change is juicing precipitation, Corn Belt farming practices such as installing underground drainage tiles and leaving fields bare after harvest are changing how water moves across the landscape and into waterways.

Capitalize on Conservation with Funding Programs

Whether it’s through the government, carbon markets or private companies, a number of opportunities can help no-tillers adopt regenerative ag practices profitably.

By Laura Barrera posted on July 13, 2022 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Soil Health, Water Management

Most growers don’t realize just how many opportunities there are to fund new conservation practices.

Government, Non-Profit, Company Offer $2.6 Million for Covers

May 24, 2022 | Posted in Cover Crops, Residue Management, Nutrient Management

Grants have been awarded to the non-profit groups American Farmland Trust, Ducks Unlimited, the Kansas Association of Conservation Districts, Minnesota Soil Health Coalition and Practical Farmers of Iowa.

IATP Report Shows EQIP Funding for Practices that "Make the Environment Worse"

By Brian O'Connor posted on May 2, 2022 | Posted in Soil Health

The report also found that programs like the Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQUIP) and Conservation Reserve Program pay for practices the group claims make environmental practices worse in 12 agriculturally intensive states.

Women Landowners Arm for Conservation Push

Growing number of women landowners seek role in land operational decisions, helped by federally funded outreach programs.

By Brian O'Connor posted on February 3, 2022 | Posted in Soil Health

Ruth Rabinowitz had a problem.
The long-time professional wedding photographer inherited hundreds of acres of fertile farmland in Iowa and South Dakota from her deceased father, David Rabinowitz, a Great Depression-era doctor, who invested heavily in Iowa farmland between 1978 and the mid 1990s.

Getting Die-Hard Conventional-Tillage Growers to Make the Switch to No-Till Likely Means Guaranteeing Them as Much as $40 per Acre in Extra Income

By Frank Lessiter posted on February 28, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

As a veteran farm magazine editor told me years ago, no-tillers have such a good thing going economically, why do they get so discouraged when neighbors refuse to switch to less tillage?

Data Shows Switch to No-Till Would Require $40 per Acre Incentive

February 19, 2019

As a veteran farm magazine editor told me years ago, no-tillers have such a good thing going economically, why do they get so discouraged when neighbors refuse to switch to less tillage?

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Harvest Update: “Educational Fall” for Veteran No-Tiller

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by CultivAce, West Union, Iowa, no-tiller Loran Steinlage checks in with a harvest update, and explains why this fall will be one of his most educational harvests yet.

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