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Precision Ag News 12/21

Agwired

bushels per acre in this year’s annual National Corn Growers Association yield contest with Pioneer brand corn product P14830VYHR. Hula crushed his previous world record of 616 bushels per acre set in 2019 with the Pioneer brand P1197 family of products. David Hula of Charles City, Virginia, set a new world record of 623.84

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Pollinator Habitat is Falling to the Side of the Road—in a Good Way

Modern Farmer

Climate change, pollution, pesticides and habitat destruction are putting increasing pressure on pollinators, such as bees and butterflies. North Carolina began its Wildflower Program in 1985, and it now manages 1,500 acres of wildflowers along major North Carolina thoroughfares. A meadow planted by TDOT at a highway interchange.

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Changing How We Farm Might Protect Wild Mammals—and Fight Climate Change

Civil Eats

They disperse seeds, pollinate, and transfer nutrients across landscapes, supporting healthy plant populations, and they alter their environments in ways that enhance biodiversity. land, with cropland expanding by 1 million acres per year, fueling habitat loss for wildlife and mammals. They even mitigate climate change.

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