Cropaia

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

This article will guide you through the key aspects of wheat management, including planting, fertilizing, irrigating, harvesting, and crop rotation. Sowing High-quality, certified seeds are essential for uniform germination and disease resistance. Seeding rate: The recommended seeding rate for winter wheat ranges from 1.2

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Planting the Seeds of Justice This article is part of our ongoing series, Planting the Seeds of Justice , in which we focus on the connections between climate, health, soil health, and equity for farmers of color. She chuckles while explaining how she got there: in an RV with two loved ones and two dogs.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Theyre as fertile as can be. The history of how this happenedhow one of the countrys most fertile farming regions became a knot of poverty, hunger, and racial injusticeis complicated and painful. They till less, plant cover crops after harvest, and have drastically cut their use of fertilizer and insecticides.

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Food Tank

AUGUST 1, 2023

Banners are hung, grain samples are on display, and a voice over a megaphone invites the crowd’s attention. About the size of a wine cork, a seedball is a mass of organic matter including ash, soil, urine, and pearl millet seeds. Pearl millet is a small, round grain that feeds vast swaths of sub-Saharan Africa.

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NASDA

JANUARY 30, 2024

Sincerely, Agribusiness Association of Iowa Agribusiness Council of Indiana Agricultural Council of Arkansas Agricultural Retailers Association AmericanHort American Farm Bureau Federation American Seed Trade Association American Soybean Association Animal Health Institute California Specialty Crops Council Corn Refiners Association CropLife America (..)

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UnderstandingAg

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Planning Winter Cover Crop Rotations Maximizing cover crop benefits in the garden requires strong crop planning with strategic rotations coupled with creative improvision so it’s important to examine strategies and considerations for incorporating cover crops with no-till methods and inter-seeding.

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DTN

JUNE 26, 2023

Whether it’s a planter, fungicide, or seed variety, most people don’t decide to invest in something new without first asking if the benefits outweigh the risks and if it’s the right solution for their business. Investing in new market opportunities for grains — like the sustainable grain market — is no different.

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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Blackland Cotton & Grain Producers Association Bongards’ Creameries California Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers Association California Association of Wheat Growers California Citrus Mutual California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association California Dairies, Inc.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

million empty pesticide and fertilizer containers and nearly 300,000 empty seed and pesticide bags. The Agricultural Container Research Council operates in 46 states collecting and recycling agricultural crop protection, animal health, fertilizer and pest control containers such as jugs and drums.

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The Equation

MAY 11, 2023

When soil erosion and climate change collide We’ve all seen grainy historical photos of the Dust Bowl of the 1930s —a nearly decade-long confluence of recurring severe droughts, poor farming practices, and plummeting grain prices that devastated much of the Great Plains and drove the largest migration in US history.

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UnderstandingAg

JULY 31, 2023

It is mid-summer, and that time of the year to order your winter cover crop seeds. In this article I’ll examine the timing of winter cover crops and how to use late-seeded summer cover crops to provide residues and winter ground cover. Types of Winter Cover Crops There are three cover crop categories and seeding periods to consider.

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NASDA

MARCH 18, 2024

Sincerely, Agricultural Council of Arkansas Agricultural Retailers Association Alabama Farmers Federation Alabama Soybean and Corn Association Almond Alliance American Farm Bureau Federation American Mosquito Control Association American Seed Trade Association American Soybean Association American Sugarbeet Growers Association AmericanHort Arkansas (..)

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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Year-end inventories of major grains, oilseeds, poultry and dairy products are projected to increase in 2024. agricultural exports are slowing down, and a record trade deficit is projected for 2023. The financial imbalance is equally impactful for specialty and perishable crops.

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NASDA

DECEMBER 7, 2023

production of ingredients such as fertilizers, vitamins, and chemicals to maintain U.S. Sincerely, American Farm Bureau Federation American Feed Industry Association American Seed Trade Association American Soybean Association Biotechnology Innovation Organization Corn Re?iners agricultural production.

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NASDA

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The farm bill ensures a resilient, healthy, and safe food supply and we urge you to act. Thank you for your leadership and continued efforts.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Photo credit: Cornell Watson) Ideally, wed get this sweet corn in the ground today, he says, indicating a bag of organic seed and a nearby half-acre plot of loose brown soil. Grover established a peach orchard in 1935, and cultivated grain and raised livestock until the late 1970s. The delays in payment could be devastating.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 9, 2024

Anyone who’s spent time in Mexico can report firsthand on the country’s deep reverence for corn, that infinitely versatile and nutritive grain that forms the base of the country’s daily bread, the tortilla, as well as a multitude of other traditional foods. There are two major threats to criolla [native] seeds today,” said Fuentes.

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

He was paid to plant it by the Olmsted County Groundwater Protection and Soil Health Program , a local effort that seeks to reduce overall fertilizer use by building soil—therefore cutting down on the nutrients that enter waterways—while helping farmers save money. Each farm can qualify for a maximum of around $15,000 in payments per year.

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Cropaia

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Seed formation and germination: Molybdenum plays a vital role in the synthesis of phytohormones, such as abscisic acid (ABA), which regulates seed dormancy, germination, and early seedling growth. Therefore, adequate molybdenum levels are necessary for optimal seed formation and viability.

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Agritecture Blog

MARCH 3, 2023

It doesn’t take a whole lot of rain to make a good yield for the sorghum crop,” said Rendel, who plants about 1,000 acres of grain sorghum each year on his 5,000-acre farm. While he did lose some of his grain sorghum, or milo, to the drought, the loss was minimal compared to corn. But there was one crop that suffered less. “It

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

However, the topsoil is powerless to counteract the acidifying effect of ammonia-based fertilizers. ERW companies collect the rock powder, sometimes milling it further to reduce the grain size. Rauch was worried about seeding, soil compaction and whether he’d end up with one giant gravel pile.

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Modern Farmer

JULY 4, 2024

Some of the different practices we use include: diverse crop rotation, cover crops, intercropping, low chemical use, biological fertilizer and seed treatment, soil amendments, and livestock incorporation. AKreGeneration is committed to restoring the land for generations to come, acre by AKre. Why farming?

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 13, 2023

From 2014 to 2021, Minnesota farmer James Wolf raised organic soybeans, corn and wheat, selling the grains to farmers across the midwest, both for seed and animal feed. Selling organic grain allowed Wolf to make more money than selling conventional grain—a lot more money. How much seed did you purchase?

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The experience led him to start learning about regenerative agriculture and the benefits raising chickens could have for the soil fertility and sustainability of his nine acres. “Plus, they tasted significantly better than what we got at the store.” Siewicki incorporates all of these hard-learned lessons into his teaching and coaching.

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Trimble Agriculture

JULY 5, 2023

In farming, input costs typically include items like seeds, fertilizer, feed, and more. For example, grain operators may find post-harvest as the most accurate time, while cow-calf operations may choose when calves are born. Updating will be much faster than starting from scratch.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 15, 2024

Basements and garages have long been fertile ground for innovation, with a host of well-known companies including Apple, Amazon and Harley-Davidson tracing back to humble residential roots. Recently, these unassuming spaces are cultivating a new trend in home-grown businesses. Photography submitted by Don DiLillo, Finest Foods.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 23, 2024

Along with reducing the need for synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides, practices that build healthy soil, for example, make land more resilient to drought, flooding, wildfires, and erosion. Last April, Montana took a notable step in promoting good soil practices by designating an official Healthy Soils Week.

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Farmbrite

JULY 10, 2023

There are benefits to doing so - grass-fed beef is leaner and healthier than conventional grain-fed beef, and consumers are increasingly aware of these benefits. But the process of converting your farm from grain-finished beef to grass-finished beef can be daunting. Here are a few tips that will help make the transition easier: 1.

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Agribusiness Blog

APRIL 29, 2021

The farm had the following assets at the time of death: Grain in the bin not sold $4 million (650,000 bushels of corn and 50,000 bushels of beans), Farm equipment worth $1.5 million, Prepaid fertilizer, seed and other inputs for next year’s crops worth $1 million. 1 million grain facility worth $1.5

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Agwired

AUGUST 2, 2024

Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced Dr. Samuel Crowell, Senior Director, International Programs and Policy for the American Seed Trade Association , was appointed to serve on one of seven agricultural trade advisory committees (ATACs). Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S.

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Food Tank

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

The amaranth grain, which can be consumed on its own or used to fortify other grains and flours, is rich in protein, lysine, and calcium. Culinarily, its used as a grain legume in a variety of local dishes, and the plant itself is also fairly resistant to climatic stresses.

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Agwired

AUGUST 16, 2023

As harvest begins across the country, the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) reminds farmers about the importance of taking the appropriate precautions to ensure treated seed does not enter the grain supply. To learn more, visit: seed-treatment-guide.com. To learn more, visit: seed-treatment-guide.com.

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UnderstandingAg

JANUARY 24, 2024

The application of variable-rate fertilizer, cover crops, no-till, and the 4R’s are the practices promoted, but each practice alone is not THE solution. In 2023, many of the grain-producing states received below-normal rainfall. Do we look for more adaptive seed traits, and more technology? nitrogen, and 35% phosphorous.

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Hartwood Farm

MARCH 24, 2022

We simply don’t have the equipment, storage and harvest capacity, labor, seed access, materials, and so on. We ordered the bulk of our supplies last year, before the current war, and aren’t facing a fraction of the trouble larger farms that are now sourcing their increasingly tight fertilizer or herbicide supplies.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

MARCH 27, 2024

Friendly fescue hit the market in 2000, developed by Pennington Seed, Inc. For one thing, friendly fescue, formally known as “novel endophyte fescue,” costs twice as much as the toxic variety — $4 for a pound of seed versus $2. There aren’t good numbers on adoption rates because seed companies are guarded about how much they sell.

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UnderstandingAg

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Another portion of carbon is removed when the grain is harvested. It’s the tiny input from fertilizer and seed. You may have heard people say that soil ‘breathes’. The diagram shows that this is true. Plant roots and soil microbes take in oxygen and give off CO 2 just like we do. Did you spot the missing arrow?

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Daily Yonder

APRIL 11, 2023

Despite incentives to establish more sustainable – even organic – farming practices, most farmers are caught in an industrial system of chemicals, hybrid seed, and genetically modified (GMO) seed. Winter cover crops could mean using less fertilizer and herbicide in the Spring. The incentives were helpful.

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