UnderstandingAg

MARCH 18, 2025

farm output nearly tripled, while global grain production has more than quadrupled since 1950 and has doubled since 1975. No doubt that global grain production is significantly higher, but at what cost? This production is mostly used for animal feeds and biofuels. From 1950 to 2000, U.S. Between 1961 and 2017, U.S.

Food 98

Food Acre Pesticide Fertilizer 98

DTN

JUNE 26, 2023

Investing in new market opportunities for grains — like the sustainable grain market — is no different. Grain growers won’t change their planting or crop protection practices without knowing how the switch will affect their profitability and long-term goals. What makes grain sustainable?

Grain 52

Grain Marketing Biofuel Crop 52

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

OCTOBER 6, 2023

CSP pays producers to improve, maintain, and actively manage conservation activities already in place at the time of application and to adopt new conservation activities during the life of the five-year contract.

Crop Rotation 102

Crop Rotation Forage Pasture Crop 102

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Prescribed Grazing $18,573,311 Range Planting $8,389,492 Agroforestry, Forestry and Upland Wildlife Habitat Alley Cropping $3,021 $104,331,650 8.2% Prescribed Grazing $24,887,238 Range Planting $8,126,027 Agroforestry, Forestry and Upland Wildlife Habitat Alley Cropping $43,575 $91,453,650 7.1% Grand Totals $381,524,784 30.1%

Crop Rotation 59

Crop Rotation Pasture Forestry Forage 59