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Tyler Harris TARGETED ADOPTION: For cover crops, the adoption curve is usually different than for conservation tillage. Many farmers in the study started with a few acres of cover crops before gradually expanding to other areas of their farm. Groups partner with farmers to study costs, revenue and adoption of conservation tillage and cover crops. Since 2015, the Soil Health Partnership, a part of the National Corn Growers Association, has worked with farmers to evaluate the benefits of a number of soil health management practices through on-farm research throughout ...

Farming and ranching are capital-intensive operations often operating at a loss and with owners who frequently do not work for wages. When Congress designed the original Paycheck Protection Program program, it did not recognize these special circumstances facing those working in agriculture. As a result, many farmers and ranchers did not qualify for PPP assistance. Despite changes in subsequent COVID relief packages, many farmers are still facing issues today. Section 313 of The Economic Aid Act made changes to the initial eligibility requirements for PPP, recognizing the special circumstanc...

USDA’s 2021/22 forecast: stocks to remain tight.

Kentucky-based AppHarvest announces IPO According to the announcement, the company raised $475 million of gross proceeds as a result of the deal. In a press release, AppHarvest has announced its Initial Public Offering (IPO). The resulting company – AppHarvest, Inc – will be traded on Nasdaq effective Feb. 1 under the ticker symbols “APPH” and “APPHW.” “Today marks an important milestone for AppHarvest and for American agriculture as we drive the next chapter of our growth as a public company,” said Jonathan Webb, founder and CEO of AppHarvest, “The capital we raised in thi...

Buyers return to the grains complex.