Got weeds in your beans? You’re not alone
Editor’s note: The following was written by Seth Naeve, University of Minnesota Extension soybean agronomist, Jared Goplen and Dave Nicolai, Extension educators, for the university’s website Sept. 7....
View ArticleExtreme yields offer ‘adrenaline rush’ and guide to decisions
DECATUR, Ill. – An “adrenaline rush” is how Dan Leupkes, a northwestern Illinois farmer, describes seeing 350 bu./acre popping up on his combine monitor at corn harvest. Even though he thrives on the...
View ArticleAg companies get into data business
Zeroes and ones are nearly as important to modern agriculture as seeds and acres. Keeping those digits private is a never-ending battle. While farmers have undoubtedly benefited from the wonders of...
View ArticleResearchers help farmers close yield gap
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Fred Below, a University of Illinois crop science professor, is looking for ways for farmers to narrow the gap between average yields and record-breaking yields. It is a pretty big...
View ArticleDairy Resources
Cooperative fuels athletic programs Dairy Farmers of America – along with 13 of its regional farmer-owned milk brands – is helping to fuel school athletic programs with the launch of its first-ever...
View ArticleHistory, market are factors in naming livestock
Ben Eggers keeps notes in his desk to help with an important task at his seedstock cattle operation – naming the livestock. He’s always thinking of names that are fitting and will help market the...
View ArticleFrom the Fields: Jason Maloney
Grandpa always used to say in early fall there is food to beat the band. So it is this year in far-northern Wisconsin. It’s the time of wonderful bounty with a myriad of fruits, vegetables, meats and...
View ArticleSnowball effect: Farmer dealing with eagle depredation still waits for...
MURTAUGH – Since April, Rocky Matthews has lost 60 sheep from confirmed eagle kills and another 15 have “just disappeared.” “If I had no bad luck, I wouldn’t have any luck at all,” Matthews said. The...
View ArticleAnalysts watch impact of processing plant fire
Analysts are watching to see the impacts the JBS meat processing plant fire will have on markets. Elliott Dennis, livestock Extension economist for the University of Nebraska, said in his “In the...
View ArticleHempitecture picks Jerome
JEROME – A hemp-based building material company has selected Jerome as its new home. Hempitecture Inc. has chosen to build the facility at Northbridge Junction industrial park, where Interstate 84 and...
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