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AFT Reacts To Report On Erosion

April 15, 2011 | Posted in Soil Health

American Farmland Trust says conservation and farmland protection are at a crossroads.

[Video] Steve Groff's No-Till, Cover-Crop Operation Featured in IMAX Production

March 8, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: Cover Crop Solutions

Steve Groff's No-Till, Cover-Crop Operation Featured In IMAX Production About Chesepeake Bay

USDA Approves Planting Of Roundup Ready Sugarbeets

February 7, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection

The USDA has authorized spring planting of Genuity Roundup Ready sugar beets.

USDA Announces CRP Signup Period

January 31, 2011

Source: USDA

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the next general signup for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) will begin on March 14, 2011, and continue through April 15, 2011.

Study Questions Atrazine Effectiveness

January 28, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection, Residue Management

Source: Journal of Environmental Quality

A study between scientists at the USDA-Agricultural Research Service Water Management Research Unit and Colorado State University found approximately 44% of fields demonstrated rapid atrazine degradation activity.

USDA Lifts Ban On Roundup Ready Alfalfa

January 27, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Monsanto, St. Louis Business Journal, Forage Genetics International

Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the deregulation of Roundup Ready® Alfalfa (RRA) without conditions.

USDA to Again OK Genetically Altered Sugar Beets

November 2, 2010

Source: Dow Jones Newswires

The U.S. Department of Agriculture unveiled Tuesday controversial plans to again approve genetically modified sugar beets in time for planting next year, a move that would nullify a federal court ruling in August that invalidated the approval the USDA issued five years ago.

EPA To Crack Down On Farm Dust

August 4, 2010

Senators object to proposed EPA crackdown on farm dust.

No-Till Raises Your Environmental Score

June 7, 2010

The increased use of no-till farming since the 1980s, and the increased use of glyphosate-resistant crops since 1996, has significantly turned farmers into environmentalists. Less soil has eroded, less chemicals have been applied, and less fuel has been used because of significant changes in farming practices.

Conservation Rules Mix Good And Bad

April 6, 2010

Farmers caring for their land received a mixed bag when USDA finalized rules for the Conservation Stewardship, according to National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition.

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