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Improving feed quality of silage piles will also protect the environment
Published on September 10, 2012
The same management practices that cut down forage shrink and improve feed quality also reduce silage leachate after harvest and contaminated runoff year round. -
Include ammonium tests when taking manure samples
Published on September 7, 2012
Pull new manure samples as you empty storage facilities and make sure to ask for the ammonium-N too. -
MSU Extension educators assist commercial agricultural producers in maximizing cash flow
Published on September 6, 2012
Good records and accurate financial accounting provide the information to reduce income tax liability and increase cash flow. -
Fruit Farm financial summary tool to prep for disaster loans
Published on September 4, 2012
Farm financial business summary and analysis forms are now available for farms to download. -
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. -
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. -
Farms need to start year-end financial plan now to avoid problems later
Published on August 21, 2012
With current commodity prices at record levels and crop yields still unsure 2012 will be a year where farms will want to do some early year-end financial planning. -
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.