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Should Your Farm Sign a Carbon Contract?

By Todd Janzen posted on May 5, 2026 | Posted in Agriculture Policy & Programs, Soil Health

"To date, farmer uptake of these programs has been very slow, in spite of the promise to pay farmers for participation. I believe a lot of the reluctance stems from the uncertainty about these programs," says Todd Janzen in his latest blog.

9 Key Takeaways from Recent 45Z Rules

By Mitchell Hora posted on February 19, 2026 | Posted in Agriculture Policy & Programs, Soil Health

Source: Continuum Ag

The path forward now runs through USDA. When that guidance is released, the industry will be ready to move. In the meantime, the message is clear: get your data organized, says Mitchell Hora.

Microbes, Mycorrhizae Key to Understanding Nutrient Content of Cover Crops

Soil health specialist Jim Hoorman unearths relationship between cover crops & nutrient content in the soil

By Mackane Vogel posted on July 9, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

Understanding the nutrient content of cover crops can be challenging because it depends on many different factors. Grasping everything that could affect the nutrient value of cover crops can be like trying to drink from a fire hose, says Jim Hoorman, but there are ways to simplify and understand how to determine what nutrients cover crops deliver to cash crops.

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Agoro Carbon Secures 12-Year Agreement to Deliver 2.6 Million Soil Carbon Removal Credits to Microsoft

July 2, 2025 | Posted in Soil Health

This agreement represents one of the largest soil-based carbon removals commitments to date, marking a significant milestone in the advancement of agriculture-driven climate solutions.

International No-Till, Strip-Till and Cover Crops Research Journal – May 2025

Each month, the conservation ag group at Cornell University offers an analysis of the latest scientific papers dealing with conservation agriculture research from around the world. For this on-going web series, our editors will be selecting several research papers from the Cornell list that will be of special interest to North American no-tillers, strip-tillers and cover croppers.

By Frank Lessiter posted on June 4, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

In this edition:

Effects of Conservation Agriculture on Soil Nitrogen Oxide N₂O Emissions and Crop Yield in Global Cereal Cropping Systems
Monitoring the Spatial Distribution of Cover Crops and Tillage Practices Using Machine Learning and Environmental Drivers across Eastern South Dakota
Potential Long-Term, Global Effects of Enhancing the Domestic Terrestrial Carbon Sink in the United States through No-Till and Cover Cropping
Global Synthesis of Cover Crop Impacts on Main Crop Yield
Development and Testing of a Precision Hoeing System for Re-compacted Ridge Tillage in Maize

The Key Elements of a Soil Carbon Contract

By Todd Janzen posted on June 4, 2025 | Posted in Soil Health

What’s typically in these contracts? This post describes five of the most common elements to a soil carbon contract.

‘Resetting’ the Soil Profile, or a Recipe for No-Till Disaster?

By John Dobberstein posted on January 29, 2025 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Obviously this goes against many of the concepts we emphasize in No-Till Farmer, but I was interested in understanding the “why” behind this no-till farmer’s decision to plow again on heavy soils.

Potato Farmers Weigh Benefits of Strip-Till

By Lukie Pieterse posted on October 30, 2024 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Source: Potato News Today

As the agricultural sector moves towards more sustainable and environmentally friendly practices, reduced tillage in potato production represents a promising shift that could redefine the industry’s landscape.

Strip-Tiller Nets $25 Per Acre Return on Carbon Credit Programs

By Holly Spangler posted on June 13, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: Prairie Farmer

Opey Rowell has a pretty straightforward take on carbon programs. “Farm the way you believe and if it fits, it fits,” says the Pekin, Ill., strip-tiller.

3 Nutrients Necessary for Corn Fertility Improved by Water Management

January 23, 2024 | Posted in Water Management

Phosphorus, potassium, sulfur and nitrogen. All are traditional nutrients growers plan to put into soil each year to help maximize their yield potential. But did you know there are 3 other major components that are often overlooked?

Articles Tagged with ''carbon''

Should Your Farm Sign a Carbon Contract?

9 Key Takeaways from Recent 45Z Rules

Microbes, Mycorrhizae Key to Understanding Nutrient Content of Cover Crops

Agoro Carbon Secures 12-Year Agreement to Deliver 2.6 Million Soil Carbon Removal Credits to Microsoft

International No-Till, Strip-Till and Cover Crops Research Journal – May 2025

The Key Elements of a Soil Carbon Contract

‘Resetting’ the Soil Profile, or a Recipe for No-Till Disaster?

Potato Farmers Weigh Benefits of Strip-Till

Strip-Tiller Nets $25 Per Acre Return on Carbon Credit Programs

3 Nutrients Necessary for Corn Fertility Improved by Water Management

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