Farmers have long had the goal of managing land for use by future generations. Accordingly, the U.S. Department of Agriculture aims to increase soil health by providing information about soil health management practices and systems of practices that will build soil health: the capacity of the soil to function as a vital living ecosystem to sustain life.
A farm’s profitability depends on many factors – but reducing yield variability is a key component. Mitchell County farmer Wayne Fredericks and plant physiologist Jerry Hatfield will review the extensive on-farm research data they’ve collected on reducing yield variability. Their data shows that improving soil health through cover crops and other conservation practices can have a positive effect on total field yield.
Participate in this webinar to learn about the overarching economic findings across six crop farmers and two almond growers related to changes in costs, revenues, yield, and return on investment. Hear individual stories about how nutrient and pesticide applications changed in response to soil health practice use.
Participants will learn agricultural production factors along combination with economic considerations for evaluating profitability of adopting Soil Health Management Systems.
This 3-phase, webinar-based training series is designed to teach basic principles of conservation economics to enable participants to integrate economics into the NRCS Conservation Planning Process. Participants will become more knowledgeable about the role economics plays and will be able to recognize and perform basic economic analysis during conservation planning.
This 3-phase, webinar-based training series is designed to teach basic principles of conservation economics to enable participants to integrate economics into the NRCS Conservation Planning Process. Participants will become more knowledgeable about the role economics plays and will be able to recognize and perform basic economic analysis during conservation planning.
This 3-phase, webinar-based training series is designed to teach basic principles of conservation economics to enable participants to integrate economics into the NRCS Conservation Planning Process. Participants will become more knowledgeable about the role economics plays and will be able to recognize and perform basic economic analysis during conservation planning.
This 3-phase, webinar-based training series is designed to teach basic principles of conservation economics to enable participants to integrate economics into the NRCS Conservation Planning Process. Participants will become more knowledgeable about the role economics plays and will be able to recognize and perform basic economic analysis during conservation planning.
Shannon Carpenter, NRCS State Water Quality Specialist, reviews the Riparian Herbaceous Cover (CPS 390) and Riparian Forest Buffer (CPS 391). This session covers the differences in resource concerns, intended purposes, and determining which practice is more appropriate for the site.
Shannon Carpenter, NRCS, and Julie Grossman, UMN provide an overview of the High Tunnel practice standard (CPS 325), review different types of high tunnels, and discuss the planning considerations with a focus on high tunnel resource concerns and supporting conservation practices.