It is hard to believe that it is time for a "tick talk" already. Just as warmer spring weather has us spending more time in our pastures and fields, disease-transmitting tick nymphs are emerging and ...
In a business such as farming that focuses on producing a commodity, it might seem like there might not be a lot of differences or variances from farm operation to farm operation. But if you’re a ...
It was estimated in the 2012 Census that 70% of farmland would transition in the next 20 years. This was almost 10 years ago and seems more likely as over one-third of farmland is owned by those 74 ...
Our agronomist prefers planting soybeans 2 inches deep to encourage deeper nodulation. So far, we plant 1 inch deep. Are there risks in planting 2 inches deep? The Indiana certified crop advisers ...
Tradition has it that the heavy- to light-loam soils outside the Red River Valley must be tilled every fall, so come spring, the sun can warm and dry them in preparation for planting. Robert Olson ...
Corey Geiger, managing editor of Hoard’s Dairyman, president of Holstein USA and a lifelong Wisconsin resident, recently wrote a book about the farm where he grew up titled “On a Wisconsin Family Farm ...
A decade ago, wildlife officials in the Kansas City area reported that the density of deer in Shawnee Mission Park — a 1,600 acre, multiuse area — was approximately 200 animals per square mile.
Every year I get asked the same thing: Are there any new herbicides coming for the upcoming growing season? Unfortunately, for the past several years, my reply has been that there are no new herbicide ...
A Norwegian company is working with the University of Arizona to study a patented process to convert sandy soil into productive farm soil. Desert Control developed a liquid natural clay (LNC) to ...
“Let me tell you about the birds and the bees and the flowers and the trees," opened 17-year-old Caroline Bacon in her state-winning FFA speech for the 2020 Soil Stewardship Public Speaking Contest.
The ranch is a grass factory, and while physical fences last for generations, they lack the ability to be dynamic. Virtual fencing provides cattle producers with digital platforms to manage their herd ...
Nuttelman Dairy near Stromsburg, Neb., is a survivor, having been around for three generations and still going strong. Jason Nuttelman operates the dairy with his father, Doug, his youngest brother, ...