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Commentary: America’s Cropland – Talk Is Cheap When It Comes to Sustainability or Organic Farming

Daily Yonder

The bulletin says, “Iowa State University researchers generally recommend terminating the cover crop with herbicide 10-14 days prior to planting corn to protect yield; however, that time frame is less critical for soybeans.” The type of herbicide depends on which cover crop is used and the timing for spring planting.

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Why we’re in a critical period in the development of regenerative agriculture

Agritecture Blog

Using data from Canadian arable farms, Bain’s consultants showed yield loss was typical in the first two seasons of transforming to regenerative agriculture. Producer premiums for regenerative products have begun to pop up but, as Bande notes, the financing mechanism must be “way broader” than this.