Conservation Farming
No one knows better than you that the future of your farm depends on balancing practices and profits that sustain your land, resources and family. The stakes are evolving based on weather patterns, technology, market demand and more. What actions are you taking to remain resilient?
8 steps you can take towards sustainability
- CROP ROTATION
- REDUCED TILLAGE
- NO TILL
- COVER CROPS
- WATER MANAGEMENT
- NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT
- FORAGE AND BIOMASS PLANTING
- DATA AND RECORD KEEPING
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The Carbon Sequestration Collaboration Act aims to increase agriculture and forestry’s current 13% carbon capture rate by establishing more research and development programs in land use.
According to the USDA, 2020 farming activities in the U.S. made up 11.2 percent, or 670 of 5,981 million metrics tons, of the U.S.’s total carbon contribution.
“Everything we do is conservation minded for water and soil erosion, and there is no incentive for that except the viability of our farm,” says Tracy Zink. “And if we don’t do that, then we won’t be here.”
Lawrence M. Conyer attributes his conservation practices, including cover crops and minimum till, to his ability to manage his land to be resilient and to grow his operation at scale.
Enjoy this roundup of stories from Farm Journal’s May/June 2022 issue.
Beck’s designed a tractor tire pressure study on corn and soybeans to determine if changing tire pressure on the go and increasing the PSI footprint can improve crop health.
EPA hosted its fifth WOTUS roundtable last week with the Kansas Livestock Association, revealing murky waters in the WOTUS definition.
Local waterways are an important part of your community. When they’re healthy, they have the potential to benefit everyone, including you:
Pork producers recently set sustainability goals for the industry, but a new On-Farm Sustainability Report is revealing the environmental improvements many pork producers have already achieved.
While companies have big aspirations for carbon programs, they are simultaneously recognizing changes that need to be made to increase participation.