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Among the many politically polarizing issues of the day is climate change. A multitude of claims — many unsubstantiated — are made by both the “doom and gloomers” as well as the deniers. Alan Rotz is an agricultural engineer with the USDA-Agricultural Research Service based in University Park, Pa. He proposes we follow the science… Climate change may boost alfalfa yields

James and Deaver Traywick are head high — and then some — in a late-spring field of broom-bristle-thick cover crops on their farm, near Cope, South Carolina. They are just days from planting the acres to cotton and will have to flatten a mix of rye, crimson clover and tillage radish to do so. In… Farm Climate Smart – 7 The New Cash Crop: Farmers Venture Into Carbon-Sequestration Market

Skye Root named 2022 Professional Farm Manager of the Year: syngenta-us.com Farm Manager of the Year: Built to Serve As a Bridge: thedailyscoop.com Farm Manager of the Year: Built to Serve As a Bridge: agweb.com Congratulations to our very own Skye Root, founder of Root Agricultural Advisory, who was named the 2022 Professional Farm Manager of… 2022 ASFMRA Farm Manager of the Year – Skye Root

INDIANOLA, Iowa (DTN) — Despite rising interest rates and higher input costs, the farmland market across the Midwest remains strong, although not quite as robust as last fall. “You can still have a record land sale, but not every sale will set a record,” said Doug Hensley, president of Hertz Real Estate Services based in… Farmland Values Set Records Farmland Prices Expected to Stay Strong in 2023