Western FarmPress

APRIL 7, 2024

Are handwritten wills valid in Texas? Tiffany Lashmet discusses a recent case in her Texas Agriculture Law Blog and emphasizes the recommendation to hire an attorney when creating a will.

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Agricultural Economics Insights

APRIL 7, 2024

The USDA March Prospective Planting report prompted questions about U.S. acreage in 2024 ( we outline seven factors here ). But don’t spend too much time scratching your head about U.S. acreage, as global expansion has more offset any local declines. This week, we are reviewing and reviewing a two-part post from this year ( Global Acreage Higher Again in 2023 , Part II: The Oilseed Surge ) World Harvested Acres 2.458 billion crop acres were harvested in 2023, a new record high (Figure 1).

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Western FarmPress

APRIL 7, 2024

Prospective plantings: Corn is down and soybeans are up in a recent NASS planting intentions report, but sorghum was a big winner.

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ATTRA

APRIL 7, 2024

Emory University reports that environmental scientists have combined field-level data with machine-learning techniques to estimate soil organic carbon at the U.S. continental scale. This new estimate indicates that soil contains about twice as much carbon as the atmosphere and plants combined, and it provides a benchmark to guide adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices.

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Western FarmPress

APRIL 7, 2024

Hoosier Perspectives: Funding for soil and water conservation districts is doubling in Indiana, and staff will determine how to use it based on community needs.

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ATTRA

APRIL 7, 2024

A major global study led by the University of Copenhagen and University of Hohenheim revealed significant benefits from diversified agriculture. The four-year study published in Science collected data from 24 research projects on more than 20 different types of diversification practices, including crop rotation, hedgerows, biochar application, mulching, livestock diversification, and water conservation.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

APRIL 7, 2024

Farmers know all about climate adaptation. Our economic lives depend on dealing with the problems of hot and cold as well as wet and dry. The prevalence of weeds, pests, and disease are also connected to the weather.

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