Is crop insurance setup holding back better farm conservation?
The way crop insurance is currently organized prevents some farmers from finding motivation to improve soil health; government policies need to change if the environment is going to benefit, but more data need to be collected and analyzed before any suggestions can be made, according to Deb Atwood of AGree.
First flood, then drought give Missouri wheat planters grief
Missouri wheat and soybean farmers have had a trying year in the same weather patterns that extended south of St. Louis and east into southern Illinois and Indiana.
Workshop to highlight solar and biofuel opportunities for farmers
Growing grass to make biofuels. Producing bioenergy through anaerobic digestion of manure and plant matter. Capturing the sun’s energy to power the farm.
Illinois budget woes cancel Corn and Soybean Classic
Between 800-1,300 farmers representing approximately 8 million acres of Illinois crop production attended a recent Corn and Soybean Classic series, hosted annually for the past 18 years by extension specialists with the University of Illinois Department of Crop Sciences.
Illinois ag committee no longer sustainable because of budget
The Illinois Sustainable Agriculture Committee (ISAC) can be added to the list of state-funded ag initiatives that can no longer be sustained because of Illinois’ ongoing 2016 budget standoff.
Soybeans variable in yield during one northern Indiana FIRST trial
In the northern part of Indiana, hit hardest by the heavy rains this season, crop height and yields were variable in one soybean hybrids test staged by Farmers’ Independent Research of Seed Technologies (FIRST).
