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Partner Pulse: POET sees successful agriculture solving some of the world’s toughest challenges July 25th 2025 With challenges like unpredictable weather patterns, over supply of grain, and falling commodity prices, to say it is hard to be an American farmer would be an understatement. It is even harder to be a profitable American farmer in today’s marketplace. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) forecasts high carryouts that have been steadily growing in recent years. This...| U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action
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Every Farmer, Every Acre, Every Voice Matters.| usfarmersandranchers.org
Partner Pulse: The Fertilizer Institute highlights 4R farmer case studies June 23rd 2025 Dr. Leanna Leverich Nigon Director of agronomy and research The Fertilizer Institute Through the 4R Advocate Program, The Fertilizer Institute celebrate leaders in agriculture who bring the principle of sustainable fertilizer management to life on their farms. The organization, a U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action partner, is highlighting two case studies showing the impact of 4R Nutrient Stewardship b...| U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action
Dr. Ermias Kebreab of the University of California-Davis said there are multiple steps farmers can take to reduce greenhouse emissions related to animal production. “There are a lot of technologies now in place that are helpful in mitigating methane,” he said.| usfarmersandranchers.org
USFRA hosted a webinar May 21 on “The Challenges and Opportunities in Soil Carbon Sequestration.” The webinar was the second in a new series exploring the five areas of opportunity to reduce the carbon footprint of agriculture identified in USFRA’s report, “Potential for U.S. Agriculture to Be Greenhouse Gas Negative.”| usfarmersandranchers.org
Dr. Bruno Basso of Michigan State University, one of the authors of the report’s nitrogen fertilizer management chapter, said the targeted application of nitrogen can result in higher yields and a smaller carbon footprint.| usfarmersandranchers.org
Innovation Forum podcast features USFRA’s Michael Crinion, Kevin Burkum April 24th 2025 Michael Crinion, a South Dakota-based farmer and chair of U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action, and USFRA CEO Kevin Burkum talked with Ian Welsh of Innovation Forum about the evolving challenges facing U.S. agriculture, on Innovation Forum’s podcast. In the episode, titled “Voices from the field: How U.S. farmers are shaping sustainable farming,” Crinion and Burkum shared insights on how climate volat...| U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action
You can talk about things that you can do together that aren’t necessarily competitive, that can actually help each other, help different businesses from different parts of value chains. At the event itself, we try not to have panel after panel. We try to mix it up. So, there’s interactive formats, including roundtables and breakout sessions designed to help the audience engage directly with industry leaders for progressive dialogue and hands-on collaboration.| usfarmersandranchers.org
The Fertilizer Institute: Understanding the 4Rs of nutrient management March 24th 2025 Farm+Foods+Food podcast host Joanna Guza recently talked with Dr. Leanna Nigon, Director of Agronomy & Research, and David Townsend, Director of Member Programs, both with The Fertilizer Institute, about nutrient management. They discussed how the 4Rs — the right place, right time, right form and right amount of fertilizer application — have economic benefits for the farmer, environmental benefits for t...| U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action