A commodity partnership is leading an effort to strengthen conservation practices by establishing 30 million acres of cover crops by the end of the decade.
“I think we’re going to blow by that goal, I really do. There’s lots of interest.”
John Johnson with Farmers for Soil Health says it’s a farmer led, farmer funded initiative. “This isn’t EPA saying doing this. This isn’t NRCS suggesting we do it. It’s not an environmental doing it,” Johnson says.
Soybeans have a lot of momentum going into 2024. Iowa State University Extension economist Chad Hart says he expects a sizable
Missouri Farmers Care Executive Director Ashly McCarty says this years Missouri Leopold Award, co-sponsored by Missouri Soybeans, went to Cope Grass
Updates to nutrition programs in 2012 pushed whole and 2% milk off of school lunch menus. Alan Bjerga with the
Enlist Field Specialist Greg Young says despite some challenging conditions, 2023 yielded several highlights for growers of Enlist-traited acres. He tells Brownfield
A principal atmospheric scientist with Nutrien Ag Solutions says the dry conditions in Brazil are starting to show up in corn
A crop consultant says there are different opportunities available for farmers to generate income from carbon programs. Mitchell Hora is a
A northwestern Wisconsin farmer has had success with cover crops for more than a decade, and he keeps fine-tuning his plan.
The chief agriculture negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative says the dispute settlement process challenging Mexico’s proposed GMO
Cyndi Young, Director of Brownfield & Learfield Ag received the Outstanding Service to Agriculture Award Monday, December 4, 2024, at Missouri
