An increasing awareness and concern about the environment, changes in government policy, America’s re-entry into the Paris Agreement and a robust demand for carbon offsets all point toward an appetite for a different type of agricultural crop — carbon. But many questions on the efficacy of carbon farming and its worth to the farmer are as yet unanswered, says Texas A&M AgriLife Extension.
Dual-purpose canola is by no means a new concept, having been practiced and studied in Australia, however, it has not been widely practiced in the inland Pacific Northwest. With the impending forage shortage and good canola prices, 2021 may be an ideal year for attempting dual-purpose canola, says Washington State University Extension.
Farmers, scientists and agri-environment stakeholders gathered in workshops to share their respective objectives, develop a work plan and create prototypes of rotation systems that include cover crops. The results obtained are encouraging.
Producers should try to reduce methane levels from livestock, by improving feed conversion efficiency to reduce the amount of feed consumed, says Clay Pope. But we also need to understand that cattle, sheep, chickens and pigs are not the villains some people make them out to be.
The results of the 2020 National Winter Canola Variety Trial (NWCVT) are now available. The objectives of the NWCVT are to evaluate the performance of released and experimental varieties, determine where these varieties are best adapted, and increase the visibility of winter canola across the U.S.
University of Nebraska Extension shares information about interseeding cover crops from two efforts: Soybean Management Field Days and a partnership between 11 farmers, The Nature Conservancy, Upper Big Blue NRD, Nebraska Extension, NRCS and Kellogg’s.
Cotton has a great ability to overcome many stresses and produce profitable lint yields when the crop gets off to a good, uniform start. So when is the “best” time to plant cotton to meet those criteria? Kansas State University Extension provides some answers.
With much of South Dakota continuing to experience moderate-to-extreme drought conditions, black grass bugs could become a concern in some areas, says South Dakota State University Extension.
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