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The Importance of Soil Fertility Planning
One of the best things farmers can do to prepare for the year ahead is make a soil fertility plan. In this episode of Managing for Profit, Missouri-based Channel Technical Agronomist Richard Turner gives more insight on this topic. The post The Importance of Soil Fertility Planning appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.
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Fair practices rule benefits poultry farmers
Fair practices rule benefits poultry farmers Farms.com
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Italy’s Sports Car Legend Began With Tractors
Italy’s Sports Car Legend Began With Tractors Successful Farming
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New Study Shows That Corn-Soybean Crop Rotation Benefits Are Extremely Sensitive to Climate
New Study Shows That Corn-Soybean Crop Rotation Benefits Are Extremely Sensitive to Climate | Newswise Newswise
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Field Set for World Livestock Auctioneer Championship Semifinals
OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS—31 bid callers will battle it out in the World Livestock Auctioneer Championship in Dunlap, Iowa, this June. Held in conjunction with Livestock Marketing Association’s annual convention, the event will bring together the top 10 individuals from each of the three qualifying events, along with the reigning International Livestock Auctioneer Champion. The semifinalists…
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USDA 2024 yield report below estimates
USDA 2024 yield report below estimates AgUpdate
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USDA Opens Applications for 1890 National Scholars Program
USDA Opens Applications for 1890 National Scholars Program MyChesCo
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‘We Obviously Need Foreign Labor’: Farmers battle every year to get enough legal workers
‘We Obviously Need Foreign Labor’: Farmers battle every year to get enough legal workers KSWO
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Crop Production Estimates Available for 2025 Growing Season
AMES, Iowa – Farmers can estimate the cost of producing various crops in 2025 by using data published in the January edition of Ag Decision Maker. The article “Estimated Costs of Crop Production” includes average production costs for corn, corn silage, soybeans, alfalfa and pasture maintenance. Decision tools, as well as web-based calculators, are available that allow farmers…
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A good time to be a cattle producer
Pictured: Iowa farmer James Holz at the 2025 Practical Farmers of Iowa annual conference (Photo by Brent Barnett/Brownfield) A central Iowa cattle farmer says 2024 ended on a high note and he’s optimistic about the year ahead. “Cattle prices are really good going into 2025,” said James Holz. “We’re pretty excited about that.” Holz says…
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2025 Western Farm Show returns for its 63rd year of success
2025 Western Farm Show returns for its 63rd year of success Farm Talk
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Do Fungicides Pay Off in Soybean?
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Fungicides can be an essential part of an integrated pest management plan, but they do not always provide a positive return on investment for soybean producers, according to University of Missouri strip trial research. Missouri farmers apply fungicides to about 65% of soybean acres, says MU Extension state plant pathologist Mandy Bish, yet only 10% of…
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Nebraska farmland values showing stability, despite sales slowdown
An ag finance expert says Nebraska farmland values remain stable despite a slowdown in sales. Tim Koch, executive vice president of business development with Farm Credit Services of America, tells Brownfield he expects that to continue in the short term. “None of us know where commodity prices are going. If we go back probably 30…
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Ag Moves Provides Opportunity to Innovate
MARYVILLE, Mo. — Emma Brushwood, a senior at Northwest Missouri State University studying to become an agricultural educator, teamed up with fellow Northwest senior agricultural education student, Meghan Hunerdosse, to facilitate an Ag Camp for children in Maryville this past summer. These future teachers partnered with Missouri Farmers Care’s Agriculture Education on the Move (Ag…
