The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) will soon offer a new insurance option for ‘conservation-minded’ corn farmers who split-apply nitrogen.
Split-application is done throughout the growing season rather than a single treatment before or during planting.
RMA Acting Administrator Richard Flournoy says the Post Application Coverage Endorsement will provide payments for the projected yield lost when farmers are not able to apply the in-season nitrogen.
“This is important. A lot of folks are already doing this at least to lower input costs. And also cover the environmental side to help prevent nutrient runoff into waterways and ground water. And so we think it’s really good for producers as well as good for the environment.”
It’s for corn farmers with non-irrigated acreage.
“It’ll be available for the 2022 crop year. There will be more details that will come out here in the next couple of months.”
Flournoy says the coverage option was submitted by Illinois Corn Growers, National Corn Growers, Ag-Analytics Technology Company and Meridian Institute and was recently approved.
He says it builds on RMA’s efforts to encourage use of conservation practices including cover crops – through pandemic assistance – and irrigation practices.
“You know, we came out with a new rice coverage, alternate wetting and drying to cover that type of irrigation practice in rice.”
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nothing like Justice in Kenya's electoral body.this greediest must vacate the office
Your Comment : I have now believed that we do not have an independent electoral and boundaries commission , instead we have a congregation of greedy individuals out to misuse Kenyans and bring chaos to our country. #Remove them. #clean the top leadership.
Congratulations to Governor Mutua,you really deserve to lead in the best performing governors,,, those ranked last should be dealt with accordingly for misappropriating public funds
Raila was the hunter now the hunted... how do trust a hyena like Uhuru.. You both greedy... you dug your grave lie in it... What handshake.. Crap...
Babu aje zake,handshake is for all Kenyans, and Kibra believe in handshake, there4, Uhuru And Raila should have different candidates and whoever Will go through Will be thé product of handshake
Babu waja ukoloni bwana, there's no direct ticket
Hehehe, supporting somebody was not an agreement in the handshake my friends!! Remember Raila caused many to die during the era of maandamano hence Uhuru devised a method how to tame this power hungry man!! Mariga must win
Your Raila and uhuru come from different political party,. Everyone is free to handle his party issues and i salute the president for supporting mariga being the jubilee candidate. Raila is also supporting the odm candidate and no one is against that. Some people are taking handshake as political party while it's not. Please mr mp style up.
Babu wacha kiherehere or baba will tie u the same tree kidero and obado were rope tied when the latters looked threatening the leadership of baba in nyanza
wacha kiherehere babu