August delivered quite the finale to the summer season, with sharp contrasts from hot days to cool nights, heavy rainfall to worsening drought, and impacts ranging from early corn harvest to harmful algal blooms.
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- Jason Maloney For Agri-View
We have all heard of people with vast fortunes who in old age became philanthropists. As the view of eternity becomes clear with age, being rich as Croesus starts to look like a liability, so they began giving money away – mostly to causes they favor.
- Chris Hubbuch University of Wisconsin
An autonomous experimentation platform at the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center is poised to accelerate discoveries that will harness the power of microbes to advance U.S. leadership in the developing bioeconomy.
- John Sumwalt For Agri-View
Do you talk to your loved ones in heaven? Have you ever asked them to do something for you?
- Chris Hardie For Agri-View
I’d never considered myself part of the trendsetter crowd, but circumstance and timing put my brother Kevin and I into that mix more than 50 years ago when we started a beer-can collection.
- Chris McCullough For Agri-View
An Englishwoman has traveled the full length of Great Britain, milking more than 10,000 cows in 10 days to raise money for a farmers charity.
- Shariq Khan and Siddharth Cavale Reuters
NEW YORK — A global diesel shortage fueled by wars in Iran and Ukraine is unlikely to ease before next year, according to storage market indicators and industry participants, extending a spike in fuel costs that is weighing on economies worldwide.
- Marianne Stein University of Illinois
Agriculture is one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States. Each year vehicles, machinery, environmental hazards and other incidents cause thousands of injuries and hundreds of fatalities. A thorough understanding of the main risks is key to preventing accidents and promoting …
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- Jerry Davis For Agri-View
We have copious opportunities to enjoy autumn, but we have fewer and fewer daylight hours outdoors to enjoy the changes. Plants and animals are reacting to shorter days.
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- Marianne Stein University of Illinois
Kathryn Polkoff, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumna, entrepreneur and scientist, is on a mission to solve the problem of methane emissions from cattle – a major contributor to global warming – and create more sustainable livestock production.
Two Southwest Wisconsin Technical College students recently earned scholarships from the Wisconsin Rural Opportunities Foundation.
- Mike Trammell Oklahoma State University
There are several traits to consider when selecting an alfalfa variety, or cultivar. Choosing a variety adapted to the region’s climate and suitable for the intended use should be priorities. Winter survival and fall dormancy are key factors related to adaptability and use. They can affect s…
- Staff at the United Soybean Board
As soybean harvest approaches, farmers have a narrow high-value window to uncover a hidden yield thief. Soybean cyst nematode and other parasitic nematodes can cut yields sharply with no visible symptoms, and fall, right after harvest, is the best time to test soil and find out what’s lurkin…
- Nat Williams for Lee Agri-Media
Most seed put into the ground in the Midwest is treated, but the jury is still out as to the most effective use of chemical and biological additives. There’s little doubt that treatments are beneficial but there’s much to be learned.
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- Richard Kirkland Volac Wilmar Feed Ingredients
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- Dori Lichty Dodge County Fair Association
For 14-year-old Dane Laufenberg of Columbus, Wisconsin, the Dodge County Fair in Beaver Dam is about more than showing what he can make. It’s a chance to turn experiences into projects, learn something new and share that knowledge with others.
- Olivia De Young Purdue University
Summer days are for 4-H in the Kretzmeier household. If you’re looking for Kristi Kretzmeier, she’s likely caring for livestock in her sheep barn, encouraging 4-H'ers putting finishing touches on their projects, or watching over the cattle barn at the Indiana State Fair. She can usually be f…
- Patricia Dolph PDP Board
Now that school is back in session, it’s a good time to reflect on the many additional ways youth and adults can add to their education outside the classroom. Anyone who has worked with county- or state-fair project animals knows the commitment begins months before the animal is exhibited. A…
- Wisconsin Farmers Union
When Melissa Mahon Stein was growing up, most of the adults in her life had their hands in the dirt. Her grandparents on both sides of her family were farmers. Her mom gardened, claimed she wasn’t great at it, but showed her the ropes anyway. Mahon Stein decided, when she was young, that she…
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