The RIPE proposal offers conservation payments of at least $100 an acre while producing a crop $100 an animal unit for livestock. It might be the incentive needed for increased buy-in.
March 21 is National Ag Day, and the theme is Agriculture: Growing a Climate for Tomorrow. Agweek's March Special Report digs into climate change and agriculture -- the problems and opportunities.
Climate change brings some benefits, some detriments to agriculture in the northern Plains. Midwest climatology experts see that change is here and farmers are taking notice.
