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You’re thinking about selling carbon credits – what next?

Industry jargon, combined with a long and confusing string of middlemen, obscure the process and make it seem overwhelming to the person who is ultimately storing the carbon.
May 15, 2023
Scott Fleming and Dustin Sawyer

Carbon sequestration, carbon capture, carbon farming – call it what you will, it all comes down to one concept: We can use plants to convert CO2 from the atmosphere into physical forms of carbon that are locked away in the soil.


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How soil contamination and clostridia damage silage quality

Preventing silage contamination requires attention to detail and good management practices, and although it goes a long way in ensuring cattle health, it isn’t the only piece of the puzzle.
May 5, 2023
Renato J. Schmidt

Clean, hygienic, high-quality silage is crucial to cattle health and is dependent on understanding its proper management. However, contaminated silage remains a huge problem in the industry, with some of the biggest concerns being soil contamination and its consequences.


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No-till farming and cover-crop realities

December 15, 2022
Heather Smith Thomas

Sure, Midwest farms can utilize no-till planting, but can Western producers make it work in a drier climate? Two Idaho producers tell us how it's working for them.



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Elevate your manure management to align with 2023’s input projections

The goal of nutrient management is to adequately supply soils and plants with the nutrients necessary to produce food, forage, fiber and cover while minimizing the transport of nutrients to ground and surface waters.
December 12, 2022
Nikki Wagner

Completing manure analysis at a certified lab might be more important than expected in 2023.


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Increase the nitrogen in your pastures for increased quality and production

Balancing nitrogen for the benefit of both the cattle and the pasture can yield higher-performing pastures with the right management steps.
December 7, 2022
Kelli Boylen

Nitrogen is necessary for high production, but what if you are looking to increase the production of pasture? Steve Norberg, Ph.D., regional forage specialist at Washington State University has some guidance.


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Management-intensive grazing and soil health: The story continues

Converting conventionally tilled cropland to perennial pasture that is well managed using a system such as MiG can result in positive and relatively quick changes in soil health.
December 7, 2022
Joe Brummer, Jim Ippolito, and Casey Shawver

Producers continue to look for ways to improve soil health using regenerative agricultural practices. 


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[Podcast] Farming rocks and not liking it much, McIntyre Family Farm makes a change

November 28, 2022

Beating the odds of farm consolidations or sell-offs, 4th generation family members at McIntyre Farms are now actively preparing for the 5th generation through soil health practices and multi-species grazing that will ensure their operation is sustainable for many years ahead.


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Time your manure applications and use cover crops to maximize ROI

Think of manure management as an opportunity, rather than expense, to maximize an investment that has already been made on the farm.
November 15, 2022
Brian Dougherty and Melissa Wilson

Protect your bottom line by timing your manure applications closer to crop nutrient demand and keeping the ground covered with a living root year-round.


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Fall signals time to revitalize soil health

Without the right below-ground environment and structure, soil can’t support maximum plant performance of today’s high-yielding crop genetics.
October 18, 2022
Carl Bruice and Greg Binford

Fall soil assessments and sampling can provide insights into soil health so growers can work with an expert to devise a plan that revitalizes the soil microbiome.


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Spreading the wealth of dry manure with proven precision ROI

October 18, 2022
Jack Zemlicka

Adoption of advanced application technology is providing an economic alternative to costly commercial fertilizers, while also organically building soil biology.


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