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Working on farm machinery? Keep maintenance safe this spring
Working on farm machinery? Keep maintenance safe this spring Manitobe Co-Operator
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Ideal Nitrogen Fertilizer Rates in Corn Belt Have Been Climbing for Decades
AMES, Iowa — The amount of nitrogen fertilizer needed to maximize the profitability of corn production in the Midwest has been increasing by about 1.2% per year for the past three decades, according to new Iowa State University research. The study, published last month in Nature Communications, analyzed data from prior long- and short-term studies by Iowa…
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Diversifying ag production can improve farmer profitability
As America’s farmers and ranchers face tighter margins, an Ohio farmer says prioritizing diversification in crop production could help strengthen producer profitability. Fred Yoder says it is a win-win for agriculture. “We have better soil health, we have new markets for other commodities,” he says. “It’s going cost less to run the agricultural system in…
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Cattle Producers Hail WOTUS Guidance
The Environmental Protection Agency released new guidance on the “continuous surface connection” definition under the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule, and cattlemen hailed the announcement. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Chief Counsel Mary-Thomas Hart issued a positive statement in response to the guidance. “For years, NCBA has worked across the federal government – educating…
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Sheep Industry Inventory Sees First Increase Since 2016
The American Sheep Industry Association prepares an annual market report for the American Lamb Board that summarizes key statistics and trends in the sheep industry. Among the report highlights, the industry saw an increase in inventory. On January 1, the sheep and lamb industry totaled 5.05 million head, an increase of 20,000 head. Market lambs…
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Brownfield Ag Weather Today
A sprawling storm system moving across the Pacific West on Thursday will intensify by Friday over the central Plains. Subsequently, the low-pressure system will cross the upper Great Lakes States late Saturday. Highlights associated with the powerful storm will include snow at higher elevations of the West and across portions of the northern Plains and…
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New Holland targeted spray system offers smarter weed control
New Holland targeted spray system offers smarter weed control Farm Progress
