News
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Dairy Market Update, August 2012
Published on August 29, 2012
Dairy fundamentals continue to strengthen as the national dairy herd shrinks. -
Should I remove corn stover this fall?
Published on August 28, 2012
Removing corn stover has become a common question from producers looking for ways to manage corn residue. Join us for a field day October 4 that will focus on corn residue management. -
Slow Moving Vehicle triangles - be on the lookout!
Published on August 27, 2012
Ensuring your Slow Moving Vehicle signs are in good shape will make traveling the roads safer for farmers and other road drivers. -
Alternative feed for cattle to help ease the drought shortage
Published on August 24, 2012
A program that focused on corn stalks as an alternative feed source helps crop producers put a value on the corn stover that cattle farms may need. -
Prohibition of the extra label use of cephalosporin antibiotics
Published on August 23, 2012
In an order issued in April 2012, FDA prohibits certain “extra-label” or unapproved uses of cephalosporins in cattle, swine, chickens and turkeys. -
Options abound for sub-surface drainage management
Published on August 22, 2012
Sub-surface drainage is vital to agricultural productivity. It’s also important to manage to ensure nutrients do not escape into the drains. -
Grants now available for farms to combat drought impacts through improved practices
Published on August 21, 2012
Drought relief grant applications are being accepted at your local USDA NRCS office until Oct. 15, 2012. -
Have a strategy when commodity markets go against your position to buy or sell crops
Published on August 21, 2012
Wild commodity price swings are reacting to drought conditions that are leaving some farm producers wondering what they could have done to protect their situation. -
Hay supplies projected to be tight for 2012 season and may be a concern of livestock producers
Published on August 21, 2012
Dry growing conditions threaten to decrease hay supplies. Livestock producers are encouraged to review their forage demand and supplies for 2012. -
Feedback changes behavior
Published on August 17, 2012
A small town provides feedback that changes behavior. That experience offers a lesson for farm owners.