ACAM Executive Q&A: Mark Flaspohler, Director of Conservation Programs, Ducks Unlimited
One of the country’s leading practice implementers is bolstering its technical advisory capacity to improve resiliency and profitability for growers Ducks Unlimited is globally recognized as one of the leaders in conservation with a focus on protecting, enhancing and restoring wetlands and waterfowl habitats. Their legacy emphasis on recreational lands has, in recent years, led the organization to explore the relationship that those lands have with working lands, and with those who work […]
ACAM Field Day Takeaway: Experiment with Diverse Cover Crops to Drive Soil Health
Stewardship is something the Kruegers have passed down through the generations. “I’ve always felt there was a need for conservationist practices,” Walter Krueger said when he was honored as the 1994 Indiana Master Farm Conservationist of the Year. “God has made a good Earth, and it’s my responsibility to help protect what God has given […]
ACAM Executive Q&A: Mike Zwingman, Director of Agronomy, Row Crops, Verdesian Life Sciences
Drought and volatile prices bring heightened focus on fertilizer and nutrient management. One of the greatest agronomic challenges facing producers today is the multi-year drought pattern affecting the Corn Belt, says Mike Zwingman, director of agronomy, row crops for Verdesian Life Sciences. “The impact of drought is more than just water stress,” Zwingman says. “It […]
Maximizing Infiltration Begins with Soil Health Strategies
Farm Hard Field Day explores how cover crops, reduced tillage and testing can help producers reach their land’s potential for banking nutrients and capturing and holding water. The 2023 Soil Regen Farm Hard Field Day in Cotton Plant, Ark., opened with a mind-blowing idea. “The only thing different here is in your mind,” USDA-NRCS District […]
Tyson Foods Joins Trust In Beef™
Lenexa, Kan.,– Farm Journal’s Trust In Food™ is proud to welcome Tyson Foods to Trust In Beef, a collaborative value chain program designed to help ranchers integrate climate-smart agriculture into their operations while sharing their learnings and success stories. Trust In Food is a purpose-driven division of Farm Journal that organizes Trust In Beef in partnership […]
How Can Dairy Producers Utilize Carbon Credits to Benefit Climate and Their Bottom Lines? Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy Has Answers
Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, an America’s Conservation Ag Movement partner, unveiled some big moves in the private sector that may make it easier for dairy producers to capitalize on carbon credits to benefit both climate and their bottom lines. In their latest Member Discovery Series webinar, Newtrient COO Chris Kopman discussed a partnership made […]