Announcing 2016 Ag Retailer BMP Products & Services Survey Results!
Highlightss from the 2016 Ag Retailer Survery
- 62 surveys were compiled from participants located in the Great Lakes Basin (GLB) states of Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Illinois.
- The 2016 results show a continued increase in best management practices (BMP) products and services used to manage phosphorus losses in the GLB.
- In the Sandusky River Watershed, acres of rotational sampling increased by 20% from 2015 to 2016; VRT increased by 19%; and acres with cover crops doubled, with 10% reported in 2015 and 22% in 2016.
- Using rough estimates from published studies, ag retailers who responded to our survey and currently represent over four million acres in the GLB, reduced P losses by over one million lbs. from VRT sales alone.
- A majority of responding ag retailers reported making a profit on the sales of BMP products and services. The most profitable were soil testing, foliar feeding and VRT phosphorus application.
Watch Our Latest Webinars On-Demand!
- "Cover Crop Seeding Options: What You Need to Know"
- July 25, 10AM CT/11AM ET
- 1.5 CCA CEU's available
- First, you will hear from Dr. Heidi Johnson, Dane Count Crops and Soils Educator for the University of Wisconsin-Extension.
- Heidi discusses: the pros and cons of the post-harvest planting methods of drilling and broadcast, as well as the pre-harvest planting methods of aerial and highboy seeding.
- Then, you will hear from Daniel Smith, Outreach Specialist at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
- Daniel explains: why to consider interseeding, interseeding using a modified no-till drill, cover crop species considerations for interseeding and corn yield with interseeded cover crops.
- You will receive 1.5 CCA CEU's for completing this FREE webinar! (0.5 for crop management, 0.5 for soil & water management and 0.5 for nutrient management)
- "Optimizing Cover Crop Mixes for Soil Health and Nutrient Retention"
- June 27, 2017 10AM CT/11AM ET
- 1.5 CCA CEU's available
- Hear from Mitch Hunter, PhD candidate in agronomy at Penn State University
- Mitch discusses: Cover crop mix seeding rates, biomass production and the affect of different mixes on ground cover and erosion control. Additionally, he explains how to optimize cover crop mixes based on soil test and nutrient management goals, on-farm results for preventing nitrate leaching and examples of custom mixes designed for individual farms
- You will receive 1.5 CCA CEU’s for completing this FREE webinar! (0.5 for crop management, 0.5 for soil & water management and 0.5 for nutrient management)
PARM's VRT Cost Share: A Success Story
Since fall of 2016, Partnership for Ag Resource Management (PARM) has provided the opportunity for ag retailers to offer their customers a $16/acre reimbursement, for up to 100 acres per person, to first-time users of variable rate technology (VRT). One of our ag retailers shares a success story on how the promotion of PARM's VRT cost-share program has led to an estimated reduction of 2,300 pounds of phosphorus runoff from farmer fields. Read the full article by clicking the link below.
Wallet Cards Available for Download
- Wallet cards help to identify fields at a high risk of P loss by providing quick tips.
- Convenient and easily distributed to clients. Wallet cards are a great way to start a conversation about water quality.
- Perfect to take to your winter meetings!
FREE! Order now!
Come find us! PARM will be presenting a poster at the 72nd Soil and Water Conservation Society's international conference in Madison on July 31st and August 1st. Register for the conference to get the latest information on soil, crop and water management from experts around the world.
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