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.) I am grateful to my medical team, my family, everyone I work with and represent in Congress. My faith in God is strong and I will tackle this head on.

Plowing 45

Plowing Ruralism Agriculture Agriculture 45

Trimble Agriculture

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Combined with a poor grain season overseas, farmers achieved an economic high they expected to last for years to come. For many farmers living in rural areas, this could mean being relegated to just a few options. Farmers are using GPS-guided tractors to plow fields and drones to precisely apply pesticides.

Farming 59

Farming Farming Finance Technology 59

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. In addition, it included increased funds for the Rural Energy for America Program. These two challenges, however, can be addressed by the same suite of solutions.

Agriculture 52

Agriculture Agriculture Greenhouse Food 52

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. All the time.

Agriculture 131

Agriculture Agriculture Fertilizer Plowing 131

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 Many rural residents also rely on private, personal well systems, which aren’t regulated for contaminants, to source their water. ppm for nitrates.

Fertilizer 145

Fertilizer Farming Farming Acre 145

Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recently called on three state agencies to take action to protect the health of rural residents. 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.

Crop 140

Crop Farming Farming Acre 140