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What sick day? Farmers take just three a year
A new study has found that farmers are among a group of professions that miss substantially less time due to illness than others.
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Have crop questions? NASS has answers
When it comes to growing crops, weather is a constantly changing variable. These past few years, grain farmers have been on a veritable weather roller coaster.
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Ag markets generally strong again Monday morning
Concerns about old-crop supply tightness seemed to boost the grain and soy markets Monday morning, with the expiring May corn contract leading the way higher.
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Agriculture is expected to remain strong in the coming decade
USDA projections indicate optimism for the agriculture industry.
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Which comes first, the corn planting or nitrogen application?
While some parts of the Corn Belt made planting progress in the past week, not everyone did. And many farmers who are concerned about planting corn after the optimum planting dates may also wonder about changing their routine of field work.
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Drier weather to give big boost to U.S. corn plantings
Drier weather early this week in the U.S. crop belt will allow active corn plantings, countering the slowest seeding pace in nearly 30 years, an agricultural meteorologist said on Monday.
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Crop insurance expands, costs grow in latest farm bills
The federally subsidized crop insurance program, the costliest part of the U.S. farm safety net, would spin off at least three new types of coverage and could cost 10 percent more under draft farm bills pending in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate.
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Caution in hiring
As radical groups have adopted the practice of sending operatives out to seek employment in agriculture, employers need to use due diligence in screening and hiring applicants.
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Weather report: Warm and dry in the West
In the West, warm, dry weather favors a rapid pace of fieldwork and crop development. On the Plains, much warmer weather accompanies scattered rain showers in the Dakotas. In the Corn Belt, frost and freeze advisories were in effect early today from the Mississippi River eastward. In the South, cool but dry weather favors planting activities and other spring fieldwork.
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D.C. Watch: Blame House Ag Committee for farm bill delays
Farm bill debates in the House and Senate Ag Committees will begin this week – May 14 in the Senate and May 15 in the House. Senate leaders would like to bring the bill to the floor before the end of the month, but the floor debate in the House will probably be delayed until late summer or even later.
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Subclinical hypocalcemia: Hidden disease that hinders your herd
Take steps to monitor fresh cows for the lesser-known counterpart of clinical hypocalcemia or milk fever, and provide them the calcium they need.
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