Sprawled naked in a cut cornfield atop 1’ of snow, Tim Vander Zwaag was a bloodied shell of a strapping 6’, 250 lb. farmer. Only feet from his tractor, he was minutes from death. Finished.
While U.S. sustainable aviation fuel production reached 15.8 million gallons in 2022, it falls well below the previous goal for U.S. airlines to use 1 billion gallons per year by 2018.
When Russia lost its "most favored status" with Canada in 2022, a fertilizer tax was imposed and then passed on to farmers. The tariff is still in place on any products from Russia, but for now buyers have been able to source products from other countries.
“Don’t plant a cover crop because you feel pressure from neighbors or speakers at meetings; decide what you what to accomplish,” says Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie.
Join Farm Journal Field Agronomists Ken Ferrie and Missy Bauer on April 3 at 11 a.m. CST as they share their observations and data from Farm Journal Test Plot research.
