Agricultural machinery and equipment's is one of the high priced investments that you make in order to carry out the daily operations. Money is a huge source of income. Farmers try to save themselves from unexpected events i.e. flood, ...
Planting more seeds per acre in an effort to maximize yields won't always maximize your return on investment, says Brent Myers, University of Missouri Extension corn specialist. The drought of 2012 and 2013's roller-coaster weather showed ...
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Improved weather conditions and moderation in feed prices could show continued improvement for livestock markets in 2014, according to Dr. Derrell Peel, Extension livestock marketing specialist and professor of agribusiness at Oklahoma ...
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Vail Resorts, Inc. reported strong gains in skier visitation at its Colorado and Utah resorts, but said visitation plummeted at its three resorts in the Tahoe area, which is in the grip of a drought. Vail Resorts reported certain ski ...
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Bermudagrass hay prices in Arkansas have stalled out, says grower Jamey Styles, pictured here with his wife, Angela, and their five children.Photo: Styles Farms A supply glut coupled with slack demand has bermudagrass hay prices backing ...
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When SDSU plant scientist Peter Sexton needed a new row-crop planter at the Agricultural Experiment Station's Southeast Research Farm near Beresford, he looked to the future - in terms of equipment and networking. With support from the ...
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Poor hay quality due to last year's increased rainfall, has Georgia cattle farmers searching for alternative ways to supplement the hay they feed their herd. Jacob Segers, beef cattle specialist with University of Georgia Extension, ...
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U.S. farmers produced a record-high 13.9 billion bushels of corn last year, but demand from livestock and ethanol producers is helping support corn prices and may provide modest selling opportunities for producers in the coming months, ...
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Thanks to the foresight of SDSU researchers, South Dakota landowners making management decisions for their grazing lands and livestock can benefit from more than 70 years of data gathered at the Cottonwood Range and Livestock Field Station, ...
By Lindsay Chichester, UNL Extension Educator Many ranches and farms spend a lot of time working on business plans, mission statements, employee training, goals, and financial management, but how many spend time discussing a disaster ...
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A new report on farmer perspectives on climate and agriculture, gathered in a 2012 survey of nearly 5,000 farmers from 11 Corn Belt states, presents survey results by watershed. "Farmer Perspectives on Agriculture and Weather Variability ...
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture says Illinois was the country's leading producer of soybeans and second-largest corn producer last year. The department said Friday that Illinois farmers harvested 462 million bushels of soybeans in ...
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Authorities in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region are considering building a successful business model for ecological industry on the vast prairies, but it's not a straightforward task. Wang Kaihao reports from Hohhot. It has been six ...
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Dry conditions make us step back and re-evaluate our operations. You've always turned out pairs on summer grass, but what if the summer grass didn't grow? You have made tough decisions and wonder now, with wetter conditions, how you should ...
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For the first time in nearly 10 years, the nation's beef herd may be poised for growth, which could mean relief from rising meat prices. But with the fewest cattle in the beef supply since the 1960s, slow growth won't cut prices anytime ...
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