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sprinkler, and furrow irrigated rice cropping systems.
These practices allow farmers to cultivate
rice on land that may not be suitable for continuous
flood cultivation. The practices utilize newer
hybrid rice genetics that tolerate a drier soil environment.
Less irrigation water is used in general,
and even less water is required when rainfall
supplements the water needs. These rice growing
practices also allow for rotations with other crops
and contribute to the reduction of overall greenhouse
gas emissions.
In the Great Plains, peak crop water demand
can exceed irrigation supply capacity resulting in
limited irrigation situations. For some farmers,
this is a regular occurrence, and has led to cropping
system management practices including rotations
with less water demanding crops and reduced
tillage that captures more precipitation in
the soil profile. Under reduced irrigation, greenhouse
gas emissions (N2
O and CO2
) are also lower.
The flexibility of the crop insurance program
has allowed for a recognition of these conditions
in parts of Kansas and offers farmers coverage
options if they choose to limit the amount of irrigation
applied to their crops.
Increased adoption of cover crops in the
past decade has resulted in this practice receiving
significant attention. Along with reducing
tillage, this is the primary combination of practices
that may be most promising for row-crop
agriculture having a major impact on sequestering
carbon. Both practices reduce topsoil erosion
which imparts production sustainability,
along with the soil health aspects that add a
buffering capacity and improves cropping system
resiliency. Cover crops and related conservation
practices are considered good farming
practices for crop insurance purposes and are
supported by the industry.
Precision agriculture and other technologies
have revolutionized modern cropping system
management. The technology improves efficiency
and has numerous benefits such as reducing
inputs including fertilizer, pesticides, seed, and
fuel. Through yield mapping farmers identify
high and low yielding portions within their fields
and can adjust management to take advantage of
soil limitations and capabilities. Crop insurance
has allowed technology to be a value-added enterprise
as farm records derived from precision
agriculture equipment can be used for acreage
and yield reporting.
Crop insurance recognized the importance
of biotechnology traits and was instrumental
in the adoption of multi-trait biotech seed varieties.
After specific biotech seed varieties were
shown to lower risk, farmers who planted such
biotech crops saw their premium rates reduced
in accordance with actuarial soundness requirements.
The benefits of the biotech traits are now
undisputed in the United States and are rapidly
gaining acceptance worldwide as other countries
are fully understanding these benefits. Pest deterring
biotech traits reduce yield loss allowing
more production per unit of land and reduce
pesticide use.
These are just a few examples of how crop
insurance fosters and promotes sustainability
and resiliency. The credit for creating and
implementing these practices goes to farmers
who continually battle risky markets and
unpredictable weather. No one understands
the need for sustainability and resiliency in
their production systems better than they do.
Farmers integrate science and innovation into
their farming activities daily. Crop insurance
is there to provide the financial stability to
build confidence that the support is there, if
needed, so that they can weather the rough
patches and sustain their lands and operations
for seasons to come.
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