by grassdmin8 | Feb 4, 2013 | News & Articles
Catherine Dehdashti, U of M Extension, February 4, 2013 Farmers usually enjoy a yield boost when corn is planted following an alfalfa crop. The major reasons: reduced pest and disease pressure, better soil structure that enhances root growth and water infiltration,... by grassdmin8 | Jan 31, 2013 | News & Articles
by Sara Schafer, AgWeb.com Business and Crops Online Editor January 31, 2013 Four generations currently make up the agricultural workforce. Know how to communicate with all of them. For the first time ever, four generations are involved in agriculture. You have the... by grassdmin8 | Jan 30, 2013 | News & Articles
January 30th, 2013 “The time is long overdue for our nation to have a comprehensive agricultural labor plan that works for all sectors of agriculture and across all regions of our nation. “The American Farm Bureau Federation is encouraged by the... by grassdmin8 | Jan 29, 2013 | News & Articles
Sam Nelson, Reuters | January 29, 2013 Dry weather continues in the far western portion of the drought-stricken U.S. Plains while crop-friendly rainfall is moving into the west-central and southeast Midwest, an agricultural meteorologist said on Tuesday. “There... by grassdmin8 | Jan 24, 2013 | News & Articles
Source: Farmgate blog January 24, 2013 Your planting decision may already have been made and the seed ordered. Whether that is the case or not, will you be planting more corn? Corn is more profitable per acre than soybeans, and more profitable than most cropping... by grassdmin8 | Jan 24, 2013 | News & Articles
Alabama modifies corn recommendations Paul Hollis, Southeast Farm Press, January 24, 2013 While the state of Alabama has modified its corn nitrogen recommendations this year to reflect “anticipated yields,” the basics of fertilization still apply, says Charles...