The consensus among critics is that the strategy, if implemented, could pose significant challenges for farmers and jeopardize the viability of farming operations across the U.S.
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.
For now, the agency is focused on double-crop soybeans and double-crop sorghum, though they are examining the possibility of additional other crops at some point in the future.
The EPA granted use of Enlist One and Enlist Duo in an additional 128 counties in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Texas.
The American Soybean Association presented Wayne and Ruth Fredericks from Osage, Iowa, with the 2022 National Conservation Legacy Award during the annual ASA Awards Banquet at Commodity Classic on March 11, 2022.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack this week designated 597 counties in 14 states as primary natural disaster areas due to drought and heat, making all qualified farm operators in the areas eligible for low-interest emergency loans.
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