A group of companies called the Agricultural Climate Market Collaborative believes that lack of “transparency” is one of major road blocks to acceptance. To address transparency, the Collaborative developed eleven principles to guide carbon ecosystem marketers when forming these new contracts with growers.
Talk to any strip-tiller, and they’ll give you a long list of benefits of switching to strip-till. They’re doing more with less by slashing their inputs and fuel costs, improving their soil health and water infiltration, and quite possibly gaining yield.
In May, I had the opportunity to tour Kinze Manufacturing in Williamsburg, Iowa. It was an offer I couldn't refuse, as I wasn't sure if I'd be lucky enough to go on the tour during the 2022 National Strip-Tillage Conference.
Just over 26% of respondents to the 2022 Strip-Till Benchmark Study strip-till crops in addition to/other than corn and soybeans. We share a list of their other strip-tilled crops in this blog.
Two Thai farmers traveled across the world to learn more about the conservation tillage practices in use in North America and put their newfound knowledge to use back at home.
Building soil health is a long-term endeavor, but one with lasting impacts. There are many practices that yield great short-term benefits. But if it’s not good for the soil, it won’t be good for the farming enterprise in the long run.
What goes up must come down, as the saying goes. We certainly hope that’s the case when it comes to the rising prices of, well, just about everything lately. From February 2021 to February 2022, the Consumer Price Index rose 7.9% — the fastest price spike in 40 years.
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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Montag Manufacturing, growers from across the U.S. share their predictions for the upcoming planting season, including one no-tiller who’s “bullish” about a great spring.
Montag products have proven results with patented precision metering application for significant savings of nutrients and cover crop seed, and for achieving best conservation practices.
Environmental Tillage Systems is a leading manufacturer of strip-till and nutrient-management equipment which enhances soil productivity and farm profitability.
Kuhn Krause's focus, above all, is to continue to produce quality products to serve producers better; to strive to respond to their needs with new tools and new technology to meet their growing challenges. Agronomic practices are constantly changing, and at a faster pace now than ever.