Thinking About Planting Cover Crops? Consider These Factors

‘Additionality’ Issue keeps some Farmers out of Carbon Markets

In most scenarios, companies want to incentivize growers by paying them to use regenerative farming practices, especially no-till and cover crops, on ground where they haven’t used such practices previously.

Thinking About Planting Cover Crops? Consider These Factors

“Don’t plant a cover crop because you feel pressure from neighbors or speakers at meetings,” advises Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal Field Agronomist. “Decide what you what to accomplish.”

Op-Ed: American Farmers Face Crippling Prices at the Hands of Fertilizer Oligopoly

In an op-ed written by NCGA CEO Jon Doggett, he says fertilizer executives are bringing in climbing profits at the expense of farmers, referring to those fertilizer companies as the "Fertilizer Oligopoly."

“Take This Job and Shove It”

A record 4.3 million people quit their jobs in the U.S. in August 2021, a historic high that has far-reaching effects on life in general, and agriculture specifically.

Missouri Selected as Location for New Beef Processing Facility

Warren County, Missouri, has been selected by American Foods Group as the planned location for a new state-of-the-art beef processing facility, pending final approval.