Prescribed Burn Limits and Immigration Raid Reversal
From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update.
**“Prescribed burns” are when sections of land are intentionally burned to clear undergrowth, reduce the risk of wildfire, and manage land for wildlife.
But Fernando Garcia-Menendez, North Carolina State University professor and researcher, tells
www.morningagclips.com climate change may reduce the number of days prescribed burns may be conducted, due to high temperatures, drought or high winds.
Researchers surveyed 223 Southeast land managers to learn how meteorological conditions affect their decisions about prescribed burns.
www.morningagclips.com/climate-change-may-make-prescribed-fires-rarer/
**Last week the Department of Homeland Security reversed guidance issued the previous week that agents weren’t to conduct immigration raids at farms, hotels, and restaurants.
People familiar with the agency say the new instructions were given from as many as 30 field offices across the country.
The LA Times says as harvest season gets going, farmers and their workers are getting whiplash from the series of contradictory signals from the administration.
**The Fertilizer Institute announced almost 65 million acres of U.S. farmland are being actively managed using the 4R Nutrient Stewardship practices.
4R practices means using the right fertilizer source at the right rate, the right time, and the right place.
TFI President, Corey Rosenbusch says industry leaders set a goal in 2021 to have 70 million acres of cropland under 4R management by 2030, so we are well on our way.
