Agriculture groups and government agencies aren t slowing down in trying to convince farmers to use more sustainable practices such as cover crops, and Wisconsin producers who have joined that movement will soon be able to sign up for reimbursements. Starting Monday, farmers who planted cover crops this year can apply for a $5-per-acre rebate on their summer 2023 crop-insurance premium. The applications are submitted to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. .
By Ray Levy Uyeda for Yes! Magazine.Broadcast version by Mike Moen for Greater Dakota News Service reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public News Service Collaboration When spring hits, Kelsey Scott finally breathes a sigh of relief. Come May, her 120 cows will be ready to birth calves, and as the weather warms, Scott knows the newest members of the herd will be able to grow strong before the arrival of another unforgiving South Dakota winter. .
A farm in Idaho has received the first-ever "trout-safe" certification from an organization that protects habitat for the fish. The Nature Conservancy s Silver Creek Farm in central Idaho near Ketchum received the certification from the organization Salmon-Safe. Neil Crescenti, agriculture program manager with The Nature Conservancy in Idaho, described how the farm met the standards to get the eco-labeling. .
The latest United Nations report on climate change out earlier this month makes it clear that more carbon dioxide needs to come out of the atmosphere. One sector it says has lots of potential to hold onto carbon is agriculture, which accounts for 10% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.
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Farming techniques such as no-till and cover-crop planting will be demonstrated on a farm in Twin Falls.
Credit Brad Johnson/The Nature Conservancy
The organization s 30-acre, regenerative agriculture demo farm is near Twin Falls.
There have been few places where farmers can see these practices in action in the region, said Neil Crescenti, agriculture program manager for TNC in Idaho, but he noted that they increasingly will become necessary as global temperatures rise. As we see the impact of climate change continue, we re seeing greater impacts on our water supplies, on temperatures, climate variability, he said. So, regenerative systems can really help mitigate or create more resilient agriculture over time, that can really benefit those communities.