HANNAH AMMANN AND TYLER BROLSMA,
FARMRX SITE SPECIFIC AG SPECIALISTS
Hannah.Ammann@NuWay-KandH.com and Tyler.Brolsma@NuWay-KandH.com
As we prepare to head into a new growing season, we also look to what’s on the horizon. NuWay-K&H Cooperative prides itself not only on staying at the forefront of technology but also being able to bring opportunities to our customer base. In a previous newsletter, we spoke on our Datalink program that is offered through our precision ag department, FarmRx. This program is utilized by growers specifically for viewing, aggregating, and analyzing on-farm collected data that is then used to make management decisions on whole-scale operations.
We talk about being a part of Datalink as a sort of steppingstone. It opens doorways to not only programs but other services that we offer such as our nitrogen model, Adapt-N, where historical yield is used to create productivity zones that can further fine-tune your field recommendation.
For those of you who have had long-term success in being apart of this program, we try to keep you informed first on cost-share opportunities or pilot programs that have been made available. Historical data that we store through Datalink helps not only us but yourselves when you look at these specific programs that need 1 to 3 years of field information. For Datalink growers enrolled, the program process has been near seamless for data entry. More often than not you hear growers not wanting to participate due to extensive record keeping, which means our main goal is to make grower participation as painless as possible.
But it’s not just cost-share opportunities where data management is so important. The 2025 crop year will be a turning point with the 45Z tax credit and the Clean Fuel Production Credit just around the corner. This federal tax credit, which is available to U.S. producers, applies to the production and sale of clean transportation fuels.
“FarmRx manages 100,000 acres of land for our DataLink growers.”
We don’t know much about this credit other than it’s going to be coming after Jan. 1, 2025, and there may be some type of premium available, depending on how your corn is produced. The credit will be based off of emission factors which could include tillage reduction, cover crops, and nutrient management. The idea is to start some of these practices now along with good record keeping that can be provided through Datalink.
Reach out to your Agronomy Account Manager to get started with Datalink.
