Conservation
From carbon adjustment mechanisms and energy to infrastructure and innovation, John Kerry shares five points geared to hold global warming to a 1.5-degree Celsius limit.
Shawn Boler’s great-grandfather once owned the acres he now oversees and plans to preserve for future generations, thanks to the Keeping it in the Family Sustainable Forestry and African American Land Retention program
Dr. Rick Haney joins the Field Work podcast to discuss the soil health test he developed helped farmers get a true picture of what was going on beneath the surface.
Is your farm carbon ready? U.S. farms are poised to turbo charge carbon reductions, but navigating this complex environment will require careful planning and understanding.
Brian Doerr recently introduced regenerative agriculture practices, including cover crops, on his family’s Nebraska farm. He details his decision-making and implementation steps here.
Tile systems have made enormous positive differences in our yields, soil tilth and even fertilizer use, so I’m aware of the bias my mind has on information that seems implicate tile as a problem for nitrate pollution.
“We could not have a better way to celebrate our 75th anniversary in North America,” Geraldo Mattioli, SVP North America said in the program announcement.
A pioneer who helped improve nutrition and health for millions of people around the world is being recognized for her groundbreaking work. Doctor Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted is this year’s World Food Prize winner.
If you’re not from one of the 17 cotton-producing states, you might not realize that the United States is the world’s biggest exporter of cotton.
Farmers John and Kara Boyd share the challenges of practicing regenerative ag in Southern Virginia. John leads the National Black Farmers Association and Kara founded the Association of American Indian Farmers.
Research shows that success with conservation practices is optimized with a targeted, stepwise approach.
What does your personality have to do with your entrepreneurship? Field Work hosts Zach Johnson and Mitchell Hora explore the traits of successful business founders.
Based on a Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC) survey, 58% of farmers who planted cover crops reported they saw soil health benefits in under two years.
The economics of planting forest buffers—a zone of trees between farm fields and streams—have been documented through decades of research and real-world experience of local farmers.
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Carbon markets offer both economic and environmental value to farmers. Are you ready to seize this evolving opportunity?
Learn more about how farmers growing key ingredients for brands such as Cascadian Farms, Cheerios, Nature Valley and Pillsbury are exploring the potential of regenerative agriculture.
Learn more about how farmers growing key ingredients for brands such as Cascadian Farms, Cheerios, Nature Valley and Pillsbury are exploring the potential of regenerative agriculture.
Susan Jaster of Lincoln University and other ranchers in her peer group are seeing improved soil health numbers and increased microbial activity as part of a research grant from USDA’s SARE program.
Researchers try to tease out what makes some areas more inclined to plant cover crops.
Biden is introducing a plan to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030. As some U.S. farmers see commodity prices hit a seven-year high, ag groups say moving land out of production may be a tough sell.
Farmers have more questions than answers as they evaluate current opportunities, but there are several things that are coming into focus.
Farmers in 17 states who have used no-till, strip till and cover crops in the past nine years could be eligible to benefit.
Farmers have the opportunity to be a pivotal part of carbon sequestration.
Tim Crews and Rachel Stroer of The Land Institute will describe their vision for an agricultural future built on the necessity to feed humanity within ecological limits.
CRP could be in focus again. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said this week that he thinks greater opportunities are coming for landowners to take less productive farmland out of production and place into CRP.
The company will work with farmers and their existing, trusted advisors to implement the program.
Curious how carbon markets can add new revenue streams to your operation? Listen in to this webinar.
Temple Grandin and Frank Mitloehner discuss the advancements in sustainability seen across the animal agriculture industry and what it means for the future.
When Michael Vittetoe started grazing cattle in the prime corn and soybean fields of southeast Iowa, he may have been bucking the trend, but he was also carrying on a family conservation tradition.