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Problems for Farmers with Flooded Fields

Jul 9, 2015

On May 1, 2012, residents of Albany and Avon, Minnesota, were delayed from delivering May Day baskets when a sudden storm dropped buckets of rain on the towns. The May Day storm brought 2 to 3 inches of rain in one hour. It was a minor ...

Tags: agricultural products, Stearns County Minnesota

Some Practices Successful Sorghum Growers Use to Get The Crop off to a Good Start

Apr 24, 2014

Grain sorghum planting is in full-swing throughout the Central Plains, and as it moves northward, there are some practices successful sorghum growers use to get the crop off to a good start. 1. Plant the right hybrid. Choose the ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food

Ray Archuleta Says The Earth Is Sick

Mar 13, 2014

Ray Archuleta says the earth is sick. It is in this condition, he says, in large measure due to our disregard of natural principles in our approach to agriculture. Archuleta is a conservation agronomist with the Natural Resource ...

Tags: increase soil function, no-till, lower soil temperatures

Survey Indicated 30% of Growers Plant Their Cash Crop Into a Green Cover Crop

Mar 11, 2014

A survey of no-till farms using cover crops indicate 30% of growers plant their cash crop into a green cover crop. Last spring and early summer, we conducted a short cover crop management survey among a small number of no-till farmers in ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food, cash crop, green cover crop, soybean

Iowa Soybean Association Survey: Exports, Production Research Key to Soybean Farmers

Feb 7, 2014

Iowa Soybean Association survey: Exports, production research key to soybean farmers January 22nd, 2014 Farmers also highlight need to strengthen consumer confidence Ankeny, Iowa – Iowa soybean farmers are concerned about herbicide ...

Tags: Soybean, on-farm strategies, improve environmental performance

in 2013 South Dakotans Planted 617,000 Acres of Sunflowers

Jan 24, 2014

In 2013 South Dakotans planted 617,000 acres of sunflowers. No other state came close to this number of acres. North Dakota was second, planting just under 500,000 acres of sunflowers in 2013. Sunflowers have been a successful and ...

Tags: Sunflowers, agriculture

Goodyear Farm Tires Has Launched a New Category Called Extreme Flotation

Jan 23, 2014

Goodyear Farm Tires has launched a new category called Extreme Flotation. These new tires offer a number of advantages, including tighter turn radius, a smoother ride, reduced soil compaction and better flotation. Two tires are being ...

Tags: Goodyear, LSW, dual tires, reduced compaction

You're at a Higher Risk for Target Spot

Jan 21, 2014

If you’re the kind of cotton producer who’s always pushing for top yields, then good for you. Just know that you’re at a higher risk for target spot. “The guys who are pushing the yield envelope on cotton are the ...

Tags: Cotton, DPL, Spot Risk, vulnerable

New Products to Be Available Along with Label Changes of Additional Weed Control Products

Jan 15, 2014

Here are some new products currently, or anticipated to be, available for the 2014 season along with label changes of some additional weed control products. Afforia 50.8SG (5% thifensulfuron (Harmony) + 5% tribenuron (Express) + 40.8% ...

Tags: weed control products, herbicide product, herbicide label

EPA Awards Almost Half a Million in Funding to Three Universities for Projects

Jan 10, 2014

EPA Awards Almost Half a Million in Funding to Three Universities for Projects to Reduce Pesticide Risk Including Risks to Bees Louisiana State, Penn State and University of Vermont at the forefront of groundbreaking technology ...

Tags: EPA, Risks to Bees

Cutting-Edge Molecular Breeding Tools Can Improve Stress Tolerance in Hybrids

Jan 9, 2014

DuPont Pioneer researchers are working to help growers understand the risks of planting in cold, wet seedbeds and mitigate those challenges with corn hybrids that tolerate less-than-ideal soil conditions. Many Pioneer? brand hybrids feature ...

Tags: Cold Stress, Cold Stress in Corn, New Tools

'Unlock Your Soil's Potential' Is The Theme for Workshop and Trade Show

Dec 30, 2013

"Unlock your soil's potential" is the theme for the 36th annual Manitoba-North Dakota Zero Tillage Farmers Association Workshop and Trade Show scheduled for Jan. 6-8, at the Holiday Inn-Riverside in Minot, N.D. "Many producers think that ...

Tags: Agriculture, Chemicals

Taking This Measure,Water Challenges Will Not Be Solved

Aug 29, 2013

Improving alfalfa yields one drip at a time Irrigation water blocked by red tape Managing food safety risks on the orchard floor The Natural Resources Defense Council claims that much of last year's record Federal Crop Insurance Program ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food

The Mobile Bay Jubilee

May 22, 2013

To get an idea of how American coastal waters might look just before they succumb to all the degradations they have suffered these past five centuries, it would be worth taking a July trip to Mobile Bay, an Alabama inlet that feeds into the ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food

Winners of High Cotton Awards Was Announced by NCC

Jan 16, 2013

The 2013 Farm Press-Cotton Foundation High Cotton Awards recipients are: Southeast – Linwood Vick, Wilson, N.C.; Mid-South – Johnny Little, Holcomb, Miss.; Southwest – John Wilde, San Angelo, Texas; and Far West – ...

Tags: NCC, Cotton Foundation, High Cotton Awards

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