As fertilizer prices spiked dramatically from 2017 to 2022 and more farmers across the U.S. adopted conservation practices, the latest Ag Census data shows that total overall commercial fertilizer applications …
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NO EMITS Act Provides Incentives for Producers to Adopt Soil Health Cropping Systems
U.S. farmers have long recognized the benefits of managing soil health and many have voluntarily adopted practices to do so. For decades, they have proactively and voluntarily planted more cover …
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Every year during the first week of April, Montana will celebrate Montana Soil Health Week and every Wednesday of this week will be Montana Soil Health Day. These events help raise awareness about the importance of soil stewardship while celebrating …
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USDA sees producers planting 90.0 million acres of corn and 86.5 million acres of soybeans this year, in USDA’s prospective plantings report released on Thursday. USDA on Thursday released its …
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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is investing $124 million in renewable energy and fertilizer production projects in 44 states to lower energy costs, generate new …
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Haying and Grazing CRP Acres Can Be Donated to Livestock Producers Affected By Recent Wildfires
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) authorizes the release of emergency haying and grazing of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres nationwide to livestock producers affected by the recent wildfires in …
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Montana Farmers Union has invested $30,000 in burgeoning FFA chapters over the past year through it’s new FFA New Chapter Sponsorship program. Montana Farmers Union’s standing FFA New Chapter Sponsorship …
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The Economic Research Service says the number of U.S. wheat farms has dropped substantially over time. Since 2002, the total number of wheat farms fell by over 40 percent, from …
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Legislation Would Require the FSA to Make Quarterly Updates to LIP Payment Rates
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced legislation to offer producers fairer market prices for livestock disaster assistance programs. The LIP Payment Improvement Act would require the …
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WASHINGTON – Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and Public Lands Council (PLC) responded to the Bureau of Land Management’s release of the updated greater sage grouse management plans. …
