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Get a good forage stand
02/22/2012 3:16:23 PM
More than 90 percent of forage stand failures are due to one of three reasons: 1) low soil pH, 2) loose soil, or 3) seeding too deep. Each cause of stand failure is preventable, says a University of Wisconsin forage agronomist.
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Mild winter may increase insect, weed pressures
02/21/2012 6:01:43 AM
Crop pests may be more abundant in several Midwest farm fields this spring because of what continues to be a mild winter.
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Overcome early planting issues with smart management
02/20/2012 8:46:49 PM
As spring emerges, so can emergence issues if growers don't focus on mitigating the stresses of early planting and high residue, say experts from Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business.
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Keep family living in mind when doing crop budgets
02/17/2012 2:53:49 PM
In 2010, the total noncapital living expenses of 1,200 farm families enrolled in the Illinois Farm Business Farm Management Association (FBFM) averaged $67,605--or $5,634 a month for each family.
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Mild winter likely to increase insect, weed pressures
02/17/2012 10:30:00 AM
Crop pests may be more abundant in Indiana farm fields this spring because of what continues to be a mild winter.
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Crop Progress
MORE- Mild winter may increase insect, weed pressures
- Early weed control in corn
- Unpredictable weather requires proper corn management
Harvest Help
MORE- Guide helps to identify crop problems
- Fall assessment of alfalfa stands
- Late-maturing corn likely means higher moisture corn at harvest
Industry Insider
MORE- Meetings provide in-depth dairy management strategies
- Forage quality, feed costs and financials
- ISU study shows corn yield jump using erosion-slowing cover crops
Planting Pointers
MORE- Get a good forage stand
- Mild winter may increase insect, weed pressures
- Overcome early planting issues with smart management
Ration Management
MORE- Free Webcast: BMR corn silage webinar
- Forage decision-making worksheet available
- Forage quality, feed costs and financials
Storage Solutions
MORE- Assessing how you stand financially
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- Rains green things up, but hay, grazing still in short supply
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- USDA report shows butter stocks up 60 percent
- Crop markets mixed on Wednesday
- Weather report: Mild and breezy on the Plains
- Milk production, lack of bullish news pushes price declines
- High number of tornadoes expected in 2012
- Milk production report called 'very bearish'
- How far will some people go for alfalfa hay?
- Blaze that killed more than 60 cows ruled accidental
- PETA to question Calif. Milk Advisory Board
- Warning issued on shipment of milk
- U.S. dairy exports reached record volumes in 2011
- No wonder South Dakota is recruiting dairies from other states
- Raw milk linked to most dairy-related disease outbreaks
- Doing more with smartphones
- Washington to hear amazing story of American agriculture
- Immigration raids changed life for Mich. producer
- Worker shortage puts billions of ag production in jeopardy
- SNEAK PEEK: Sunday's Super Bowl ad for dairy
- Unity critical for dairy policy reform this year
- What did Obama say about dairy farmers last night?
- Flavored milk ban could reduce overall milk consumption
- Poll: Should the U.S. Department of Labor try to restrict the kinds of jobs that can be performed by children under the age of 16 on farms?
- USDA pares down estimates for 2012 milk prices
- PETA to question Calif. Milk Advisory Board
- Poll: Will the national debt, which now totals $15.4 trillion, cause the U.S. economy to crash within the next five years?
