Change brings challenge for sheep producer
In order for Henry Shultz to embark on his latest sheep endeavor, he had to wait until his daughters moved out of the house. By MINDY WARDIn order for Henry Shultz to embark on his latest sheep...
View ArticleCover crops study: exploring single vs. multiple species
A replicated trial on a small farm in the north-central Upper Peninsula compared three cover crops and a fallow treatment. The project was funded by a Michigan State University Extension regional...
View ArticleBest farming advice for 2011
Mike Evanish: It’s always a good idea to track what the leaders of major companies are doing. Paid for their leadership and planning skills, they usually know what’s coming long before the rest of the...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, June 25, 2019
Max Armstrong looks at insight on how high-speed internet could provide major benefits to ag and rural America Max Armstrong shares insight on the potential for full broadband in the U.S. There’s a...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, June 25, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about recreational marijuana, the corn crop rating, the college World Series, flooded homes and a special funeral request. Another state will legalize recreational marijuana,...
View ArticleConsider planting peanuts in ... April?
An amazing thing is happening at Georgia’s peanut production meetings in 2013. During every presentation, University of Georgia Extension agronomist John Beasley is urging growers to plant a portion...
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Dicamba shortage threatens Tennessee
Dicamba is a great burndown herbicide and usually gets Tennessee fields off to a clean start. The availability of the tried-and-true herbicide will be limited, but farmers have options. By BRAD...
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How social is your media?
Social media is the way to tell a tale, or “show a tail,” if not careful. And more and more, it’s a tool farmers can use to inform consumers on what it takes to make food, to squash rumors and to have...
View ArticleAmerica’s Farmers Mobile Experience spreads ag’s story
The Monsanto “America’s Farmers Mobile Experience” hit a homerun at the 20th Annual Texas Farm, Ranch and Wildlife Expo in Abilene. By J.T. SMITHThe Monsanto “America’s Farmers Mobile Experience” hit...
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Get serious about sky-high crop scouting
Champaign, Ill., startup Intelinair offers a product that prioritizes the worst and most fixable problems in a field. Stands of corn and soybeans planted weeks apart make 2019 a tough management year...
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Crop insurance expert fields prevented planting questions
An RMA representative answers questions you may have if you’re dealing with prevented planting and late planting. If you’re dealing with fields you couldn’t get planted, what you need now is...
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Justice Department probes price fixing allegations
Poultry processors have been fighting price-fixing allegations by consumers By David McLaughlin and Lydia MulvanyThe U.S. Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into allegations that...
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NPPC wants Trump to ease approval for GE pork
Regulatory concerns could slow introduction of experimental gene-editing technique that makes hogs PRRS resistant By Mike DorningPork producers are stepping up their campaign to ease regulation of...
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Banning neonicotinoids not cure-all for bee health, researchers find
Neonicotinoid use replaced traditional insecticides, which are more toxic to fish and mammals New research shows a neonicotinoid ban in the United States may not be a risk-free solution to the problem...
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Soil health explored during ag committee hearing
Minnesota farmer says "healthy soil is the key to addressing many natural resource concerns' The House Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry held a hearing on “Managing for...
View ArticleDo a better job of spraying
Sprayers are getting more accurate and bigger at the same time. Yet manufacturers haven’t forgotten those who still want economical options when it comes to spraying their own herbicides. By FP...
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Farm Progress America, June 26, 2019
Max Armstrong shares some interesting consumer food survey results Max Armstrong offers survey results from the International Food Information Council, which conducts an annual review of consumer...
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Did SCN get drowned out this year?
How do rain, flooding and late soybean planting impact the lives and cycles of soybean cyst nematode? Farmers looking for any bit of good news in all of the rain-soaked suffering this spring are...
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Trust like a farmer
What’s it mean to trust in a year when very little is going your way? Two weeks ago, I knelt down in a nearly planted soybean field and took this photo.The beans were going in nicely that night, in a...
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Minnesota dairy family decides to stay, fight for visa reform
H.R. 2124 would amend the E-2 visa and allow adult children to remain in the U.S. An outpouring of support has convinced dairy farmer Kor Mulder to invest thousands of dollars again in securing visas...
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