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Trevor Lane is a new food systems program specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, working within the Farm, Food and Enterprise Development team.
From its U.S. introduction as an ornamental perennial grass in the 1850s, miscanthus is now being touted as an alternative crop that can be used for “just about anything.”
To understand the beef cattle sector, Kansas State University Ag Economist Glynn Tonsor said it is helpful to take a nuanced view and know that different industry and market moves are connected.
With most of harvest complete, crops often see seasonal trends this week.
When farmers select their varieties and hybrids, plant the seed and raise their crop, they face challenges from the weather, insects, weeds, diseases and economic factors.
Do you remember the day you left home to strike out on your own? I do. It was in October 59 years ago.
The National On-Farm Research Summit is set for Feb. 16–18 at the Nebraska Innovation Campus in Lincoln, bringing together researchers, farmers and farm research professionals to share ideas, data and collaboration opportunities.
“At these market price levels with higher inputs, it’s going to be another scrape for farmers.”
"To give someone the room to become who they are might be the greatest gift you can give."
Fertilizer strategy has long been centered on the “Four Rs” – right source, right rate, right timing and right placement. That hasn’t changed, but experts are adjusting some numbers.
We remember an incredible 80% of what we personally experience. That’s why teaching through interactive, hands-on learning is so important to those organizing the Southeast Nebraska Ag Literacy Festival.
"They aren’t sitting around wondering when America will invite them back to the dance. They’re finding other dance partners."
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Sometimes small areas on the landscape can have a big influence on downstream water quality. Certain areas of farm fields can be more susceptible to soil erosion, leading to greater sediment and nutrient losses to nearby lakes and rivers. Areas where the natural topography causes runoff wate…
As group housing becomes more common in the swine industry, researchers have studied ways to reduce aggression when unfamiliar sows are first mixed. However, Kansas State University researchers say that less attention has been given to another period of concern -- the final weeks of gestation.
Harvest is often a race against time. Delayed harvest can increase grain losses, reduce grain quality and create additional weather risk. Wheeling on wet soils during harvest and grain handling may be unavoidable this fall. Iowa has received more precipitation during the months of July, Augu…
As the remaining autumn leaves fall from the trees, November is often the beginning of a brown and dreary season in Wisconsin. The shorter days become more apparent, cloud cover increases and a real chill begins to settle across the region. But the month can still bring pleasant, mild weathe…
Trevor Lane is a new food systems program specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, working within the Farm, Food and Enterprise Development team.
From its U.S. introduction as an ornamental perennial grass in the 1850s, miscanthus is now being touted as an alternative crop that can be used for “just about anything.”
To understand the beef cattle sector, Kansas State University Ag Economist Glynn Tonsor said it is helpful to take a nuanced view and know that different industry and market moves are connected.
With most of harvest complete, crops often see seasonal trends this week.
When farmers select their varieties and hybrids, plant the seed and raise their crop, they face challenges from the weather, insects, weeds, diseases and economic factors.
Do you remember the day you left home to strike out on your own? I do. It was in October 59 years ago.
Adzuki beans, red lentils, rice and a handful of fresh soybeans from a South Dakota field sat in small piles on the tables inside the Stockyards Ag Experience the evening of Oct. 15. By the end of the night, toothpicks in hand, participants had begun turning them into flowers, quilt blocks a…
Evaluating and marketing cull cows may not be the most enjoyable part of ranch management, but it is essential for improving both the sustainability and profitability of a cow-calf operation.
Crop Watcher Megan Horsager is eager to get back to tillage work. There is still a fair amount to do.
"The way we name an experience shapes the way we carry it."
Fertilizer strategy has long been centered on the “Four Rs” – right source, right rate, right timing and right placement. That hasn’t changed, but experts are adjusting some numbers.
"Almost every day was gloomy. This was not ideal conditions for the farmers. We got delayed another week from the field."
WILLISTON, N.D. – Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is on the move from eastern to western North Dakota, as SCN was found after harvest in Williams County in the northwestern region of the state.
DICKINSON, N.D. – A passion for raising quail led to the beginnings of the first Winter Farmers’ Market in Dickinson, located in the southwestern part of the state. McKenna Sisneros, whose booth is Quail Lady 701 LLC, took over the market and revamped it. There are now more vendors, more fun…
LEHR, N.D. – Teagan Erbele, a junior at North Dakota State University (NDSU) pursuing an ag education degree and a former member of Napoleon FFA chapter, was recently selected from among 41 candidates to be one of six national officers during the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis.
Canola prices have trended lower as harvest pressure from late season crops and increased production estimates of corn and soybeans have been a drag on commodity markets. Soybean oil prices have been trending lower recently, as well, causing canola oil prices to weaken. With the canola harve…
Several factors have been impacting the soybean market and prices in recent weeks, pushing prices higher in September before falling back late in October.
With the U.S. durum harvest complete, the quality analysis of this year’s crop indicates a decent crop overall, but there is a lot of variability, especially with the later harvested crop. And, like a number of other grain commodities that are completing or have finished harvest, prices have…
Trevor Lane is a new food systems program specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, working within the Farm, Food and Enterprise Development team.
From its U.S. introduction as an ornamental perennial grass in the 1850s, miscanthus is now being touted as an alternative crop that can be used for “just about anything.”
To understand the beef cattle sector, Kansas State University Ag Economist Glynn Tonsor said it is helpful to take a nuanced view and know that different industry and market moves are connected.
With most of harvest complete, crops often see seasonal trends this week.
When farmers select their varieties and hybrids, plant the seed and raise their crop, they face challenges from the weather, insects, weeds, diseases and economic factors.
Do you remember the day you left home to strike out on your own? I do. It was in October 59 years ago.
WILLISTON, N.D. – Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is on the move from eastern to western North Dakota, as SCN was found after harvest in Williams County in the northwestern region of the state.
DICKINSON, N.D. – A passion for raising quail led to the beginnings of the first Winter Farmers’ Market in Dickinson, located in the southwestern part of the state. McKenna Sisneros, whose booth is Quail Lady 701 LLC, took over the market and revamped it. There are now more vendors, more fun…
Canola prices have trended lower as harvest pressure from late season crops and increased production estimates of corn and soybeans have been a drag on commodity markets. Soybean oil prices have been trending lower recently, as well, causing canola oil prices to weaken. With the canola harve…
With the U.S. durum harvest complete, the quality analysis of this year’s crop indicates a decent crop overall, but there is a lot of variability, especially with the later harvested crop. And, like a number of other grain commodities that are completing or have finished harvest, prices have…
World sunflower production is expected to increase over last year’s levels, but the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine continues to impact the market.
After seeing prices increase in September and into early October, wheat, like some other commodities, has started to see prices weaken slightly.
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