Agwired

DECEMBER 8, 2023

with AFBF’s Golden Plow award. The Golden Plow is the highest honor the organization gives to sitting members of Congress. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) They will each serve a two-year term at the helm of the organization.

Plowing 45

Plowing Ruralism Agriculture Agriculture 45

CalCAN

APRIL 6, 2023

The plowing of agricultural land during the 19th and 20th century released vast stores of carbon dioxide , only a small part of which has since been returned to the soil. Farmland Preservation and Farm Viability This title of the ARA addresses several means of supporting farm viability and reducing the conversion of farmland to other uses.

Agriculture 52

Agriculture Agriculture Greenhouse Compost 52

Civil Eats

MAY 1, 2024

When Jeff Broberg and his wife, Erica, moved to their 170-acre bean and grain farm in Winona, Minnesota in 1986, their well water measured at 8.6 Roughly 80 percent of the farmland in Iowa is owned by offsite landlords, who rent it out to farmers. ppm for nitrates. Each year, the measurement in their water kept creeping up.

Fertilizer 145

Fertilizer Farming Farming Acre 145

Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

farmland is regularly cover cropped. Farmers would often plow the cover under early in the spring before it could provide optimal soil health benefits, and USDA restrictions didn’t allow much flexibility. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has made available more than $100 million in funds to help farmers establish cover crops.

Crop 140

Crop Farming Farming Acre 140