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Carbon Sequestration In Biomass Crop Production

February 28, 2014 | Posted in Soil Health
Source: By Ann Perry, USDA Agricultural Research Service

Findings at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are providing information about the soil carbon dynamics that play a crucial role in lifecycle assessments of bioenergy production. These studies at the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), USDA's chief intramural scientific research agency, support the USDA priority of developing new sources of bioenergy.


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NCGA Announces National Corn Yield Contest Winners For 2013

December 20, 2013 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101
Source: National Corn Growers Association
Advanced production techniques, informed growing practices and improved seed varieties helped corn growers achieve high yields in the National Corn Growers Association 2013 National Corn Yield Contest. Entrants continued to far surpass the national average corn yield, setting a contest record with a new all-time high yield of 454 bushels per acre.
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Crop Budgeting for 2014 Wheat

November 1, 2013 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101
This fall there are two key economic issues to consider in wheat production: lower grain prices and fertilizer costs. A year ago, July 2013 wheat futures traded at $8.67. Today, July 2014 wheat trades at $7.04. The decline in wheat prices over the past year equates to about $98 per acre on an average 60-bushel yield.
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South America Focuses On Soil Quality

September 25, 2013 | Posted in Nutrient Management
After 30 years of rapidly expanding agriculture, South America is turning its focus from developing new fields to taking better care of those already in production. Victor Trucco remembers his father saying that soybeans would never be grown in their area. Yet Trucco became the first person to grow soybeans not long after he returned to the home farm in the mid-1960s.
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