Extend your crop rotation
Corn and soybeans certainly work well for Iowa farmers, but extending the crop rotation to include small grains and forage can improve the sustainability of row crops by reducing costs and increasing...
View ArticleGrains, oilseeds may climb even higher
If your market-riding “saddle” has a seat belt, you’d better buckle up. Grain and oilseeds have potential for even more volatility and higher 2011 prices. That’s if production concerns abroad and...
View ArticleFarmers flock to value, fairly priced seed
The 1990s and early 2000s will be remembered as the era of consolidation and concentration within the seed industry. Large companies developing GMO traits scrambled to acquire seed companies to market...
View ArticleDig into science behind dry soil sampling
The soils in much of Indiana were very dry this fall. How does that affect soil sampling results? By TOM J. BECHMANThe soils in much of Indiana were very dry this fall. How does that affect soil...
View ArticleFDA requiring larger, more striking warnings
Imagine a full-color photograph of a smoker blowing smoke out of a hole in his throat. Picture the corpse of a smoker lying in a casket. By RICHARD DAVISImagine a full-color photograph of a smoker...
View ArticleDon’t be the dummy
Seeing is believing. The only thing better than following the journey of the dummy in these pictures would be viewing it in person. By TOM J. BECHMANSeeing is believing. The only thing better than...
View ArticleYou can’t be too safe around ammonia
Jim Sweigart doesn’t even demonstrate the qualities of anhydrous ammonia without full safety gear. He certainly wouldn’t go to the field without it. By TOM J. BECHMANJim Sweigart doesn’t even...
View ArticleCenter pivot gives rice new potential
When people in agriculture get on the leading edge of a new activity, apprehension is as apparent as a rainbow in the stream of center-pivot irrigation. By CECIL H. YANCY JR.When people in agriculture...
View ArticleCow-calf profits show big range
The 119 herds, consisting of 17,300 cows, in the North Dakota Farm Business Management Program generated an average loss of $12.85 per cow last year. The 25 highest-profit herds did considerably...
View ArticleCooking healthy, quickly
Holly Froning is all about sneaking nutrition into everyday favorites. By JOSH FLINTHolly Froning is all about sneaking nutrition into everyday favorites.“For the longest time, my kids didn’t realize...
View ArticleCut manure and feed costs with dietary changes
We’ve all heard pseudo-scientists and friends of the environment claim that production agriculture contributes more to greenhouse gases and pollution than all of the cars in America. By VICKY...
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Farm Progress America, June 24, 2019
Max Armstrong looks at the U.S. Drought Monitor in this interesting weather year Max Armstrong shares insight on the upcoming Drought Monitor that will show what is happening. The report comes out...
View ArticleMORNING Midwest Digest, June 24, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about Midwest weather, the grain market, a difficult time for a presidential candidate and new laws, including some about distracted driving. It's raining again this morning in...
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Conditions deteriorate in fragile rural economy
Wettest year in memory has stunted crops, with impacts stretching through agricultural supply chain By Mario Parker, Denitsa Tsekova and Michael HirtzerFrom 100 feet up in the air, Indiana crop duster...
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Bringing tech and agronomy together
Agco’s purchase of Precision Planting is just one tech area where the company continues to evolve; creation of a new telemetry product enhances machine fleet management The world of precision ag...
View ArticleGMOs: The fight to label
Martin Barbre may not remember the exact year he first planted genetically modified seed, but he sure remembers that very first crop. GMOs: The fight to labelBy Holly SpanglerMartin Barbre may not...
View Article‘Green glacier’ arrives in South Dakota
A“green glacier” is moving into South Dakota. That’s the term range management and conservation specialists are using to describe the spread of juniper and cedar trees, says Pete Bauman, South Dakota...
View ArticleYour corn-hybrid selection checklist
Here’s a checklist to follow when selecting corn hybrids this year: Your corn-hybrid selection checklistHere’s a checklist to follow when selecting corn hybrids this year:¦ Choose hybrids that perform...
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What to watch for in cornfields at this point in season
Corn Illustrated: This slideshow illustrates the different growth stages and problems that could appear thanks to the wide range of planting dates. What will you find if you make herbicide...
View ArticleGrazing, raising: thinking man’s games
It would be nice to have hard-and-fast rules a management-intensive grazer could follow day after day, season after season. After more than 25 years of being a grass farmer, though, Bob Salmon will...
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