Josh Detre

Research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison aims to provide dairy farmers with insights and recommendations for integrating cover crops and manure management. On a recent episode of The Dairy Signal, we discussed the benefits of manure as a nutrient source and its impact on soil biology, the potential drawbacks of fall manure application on water quality, and the use of cover crops like winter rye to mitigate nutrient leaching and erosion. Research findings were presented on cover crop biomass, nitrogen uptake, and the need to adjust nitrogen rates based on cover crop growth. We also covered strategies for optimizing cover crop benefits while minimizing yield drag, nitrogen immobilization effects and the economic trade-offs involved. Explore all of the current insights and recommendations in a recent episode of The Dairy Signal >>> pdpw.org/the-dairy-signal "Cover crops and manure: a partnership in conservation" was originally presented on May 2, 2024, by Dr. Matt Ruark, PhD, and Tanner Judd from University of Wisconsin-Madison. Join The Dairy Signal live every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

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If we want youth to consider jobs in agriculture, we need to raise awareness among educators and show today's ag careers. Here are six ideas for educators to spark interest in careers in agribusiness.

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A TALE OF TWO OILSEEDS: SOYBEAN SAGA, PART 2 — by Jonathan Coppess The payment experiences of soybeans and peanuts provide useful perspectives on the Farm Bill. Both were added to farm programs by Congress in the 2002 Farm Bill, but Congressional decisions in policy design for farm program payments have made peanut base acres much more valuable than soybean base acres. If the average payment each year for soybean base and peanut base were totaled (2002 to 2022), each soybean base acre has been worth $203, while each peanut base acre has been worth $3,052. This serves as a reminder that statutorily fixed price thresholds for payments risk folly for policy because future crop prices are unknowable at the time of legislative drafting. Given the unlikely reality that Congress will reauthorize the Farm Bill this year, an extension could provide time to reconsider this Seventies-era policy design and construct options that better address the challenges farmers face today and into the future. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eBRKDw7c #soybeans #peanuts #prices #farmbill #congress #payments #acres

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Discover how Sampson Community College’s hands-on agriculture programs are equipping students with the skills needed for thriving careers in the ag industry! Read more about how SCC is shaping the future of agriculture here: #Agriculture #CareerReady #BeginHereGoAnywhere

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Check out Purdue University Center for Commercial Agriculture’s new podcast series on strategic risk management for agricultural producers! 🎙️ You’ll learn more about strategic risk, what you can do to help mitigate your farm’s strategic risk exposure, & how you can position your farm to survive and thrive in a risky world.

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Ongoing partisan battles over nutrition assistance and Inflation Reduction Act funding have received all the attention but there are plenty of other policy disagreements in the approaches that leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture committees are taking on a new farm bill. #farmbill #farmpolicy #foodpolicy #nutrition #cropinsurance #conservation #trade #ruralbroadband

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Dive into the key highlights of the U.S. Department of Agriculture latest rule on school meals with Tara Thomas! Watch as Tara breaks down what these changes mean for our schools and students. Want more details? Tap the link to access the full summary and stay informed: https://lnkd.in/dBmkhUtR #AdvocacyUpdate #MemberExclusive

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🎥 Research in Review 🎥 Meet Feng Lin! 🌱 Dr. Lin is an assistant professor and soybean breeder at the Fisher Delta Research, Extension, and Education Center. Learn more about his work on mapping dicamba drift and discovering tolerant lines. #SoybeanResearch #AgricultureInnovation #ResearchInReview

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It's no surprise that agricultural production has steadily grown year over year, but a more interesting metric is the growth of productivity, which points to the efficiency of resource use. As defined in a recent report from the USDA Economic Research Service, "growth in total factor productivity accounts for the part of output growth that cannot be explained by total input growth." In ERS' recent report, it examines production growth and productivity gains over the past 7 decades and found that from 1948 to 2021, U.S. agricultural productivity increased at an annual rate of 1.49 percent. Also from the report: "The primary driver behind agricultural productivity growth has been technological progress from innovations associated with new knowledge, processes, and systems that convert inputs into outputs in farming." This highlights the importance of investment into ag R&D, the foundation of the work we do at the American Malting Barley Association. The ability to do "more with less" helps keep U.S. agricultural production competitive on a global scale and drives profitability on-farm. Be sure to check out this work in Amber Waves: https://lnkd.in/gn6qrNej

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⚖️ 𝗨𝗦𝗗𝗔: 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 Interface Magazine spoke to Abena Apau and Kim I. from USDA FPAC, about the incredible work the organisation is doing to support farmers across America. "What has shifted is that, while we began with a lot of education and developing leadership buy-in based on the fact that a lot of people thought customer experience would be very digital-focused, we had to start making it clear that there’s much more to it than that. We were even willing to put the digital aside entirely and focus on what people really needed." Learn more about their incredible efforts, here 👉 https://bit.ly/3UcxI7g 🤝 In partnership with: Salesforce #USDA #CustomerExperience #CustomerSatisfaction

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🦠 Special Section from JEQ showcases the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Long-Term Agroecosystem Research Common Experiment with coverage of innovative research to support a sustainable and resilient agriculture. Content to get you excited - Learn more: https://ow.ly/LzF250Uew1P

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