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"In
my opinion, the BMP CHALLENGE program is a no-brainer. There is no way a
farmer can lose."
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Nutrient
BMP CHALLENGE®
The
Nutrient BMP CHALLENGE allows corn producers to try university- recommended BMP
rates for N, P or K without risk to income. Producers already working at BMP
rates can experiment with below-BMP nutrient applications.
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Reduced
Tillage BMP CHALLENGE®
The
Reduced Tillage BMP CHALLENGE provides a risk-free opportunity for
corn farmers to reduce tillage - cutting fuel, time and equipment
costs and protecting soil from erosion. No till, strip
till, ridge till and other reduced tillage approaches are
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January 24, 2012 |
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March 11, 2011 |
FORMS AVAILABLE FOR 2011. SIGN UP TODAY!
The guaranteed practices include reduced tillage, nutrient management for nitrogen, pre-side dress nitrate test (PSNT), corn stalk nitrate test (CSNT), minimum disturbance incorporation of manure or commercial fertilizer, manure injection, nitrogen inhibitor, sensor-based variable rate application, and phosphorous reduction. |
March 11, 2011 |
CORN PRICES SET FOR 2011 GROWING SEASON
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Grain ($/bushel) |
Silage ($/ton) |
California and Idaho |
5.93 |
40.00 |
North Carolina |
5.93 |
42.25 |
Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland and New York |
6.01 |
42.25 |
Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin and South Dakota |
6.01 |
36.00 |
Nebraska, Ohio and Missouri |
6.01 |
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November 25, 2010 |
AMERICAN FARMLAND TRUST AWARDED $100,000 FOR BMP CHALLENGE IN NEW YORK
American Farmland Trust (AFT) has been awarded a grant of $100,000 over two years from the William E. and Maude S. Pritchard Charitable Trust to launch our BMP Project with sweet corn growers in Suffolk County, Long Island. The project will be implemented in collaboration between Cornell University's Cooperative Extension division, Agflex Inc. and American Farmland Trust. |
August 14, 2010 |
AMERICAN FARMLAND TRUST RECEIVES $524,000 CONSERVATION INNOVATION GRANT FOR WORK IN ILLINOIS
Partner organization American Farmland Trust has received a $524,000 Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) to implement a "multi-faceted approach to achieving nutrient reductions in Champaign county, Illinois." More information can be found at: http://www.illinoisagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=704&yr=2010 |
March 23, 2010 |
DO YOU LIVE IN MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN OR ILLINOIS AND GROW SWEET CORN?
We are offering a risk-free opportunity for sweet corn growers to experiment with reduced nitrogen rates in the Upper Mississippi River Basin. For more information on this unique opportunity to enroll sweet corn growers in the BMP CHALLENGE, please contact Rebecca Ressl, Project Assistant. |
September 24, 2009 |
THE USDA-NRCS ANNOUNCES $320 MILLION AVAILABLE FOR
CONSERVATION EFFORTS IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN
Please click here for further information on Agriculture Secretary Tom
Vilsack's announcement. |
July 28, 2008 |
VISIT THE WATER QUALITY TRADING LINKS PAGE TO FIND WEBSITES WITH INFORMATION ON WATER QUALITY CREDIT TRADING
http://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/wqtrading/wq-tradinglinks.pdf
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August 31, 2007 |
VISIT THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY’S WATER QUALITY TRADING TOOLKIT
http://water.epa.gov/type/watersheds/trading/WQTToolkit.cfm |
May 7, 2007 |
VISIT THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY’S NONPOINT SOURCE OUTREACH TOOLBOX
http://www.epa.gov/owow_keep/NPS/toolbox/index.htm
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