When most people think about soil and farming the first image that comes to mind is that of a farmer plowing his or her field. That rural image has become emblematic of agricultural cultivation and our shared connection to the land, soil and food that sustains us, but the reality is actually quite problematic. Read […]
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A program built around drip irrigation is showing dramatic yield improvements when nutrient delivery is matched to actual plant need. Continue reading here!
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Brian Johnson eyes wheat stubble dotted by a bountiful cover crop of tillage radishes on his family’s north-eastern South Dakota farm. Continue reading Brian’s story.
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When Ohio farmer Tom Harrod first heard about sidedressing hog manure he was skeptical. He went to a county extension program after talking to some farmers about their use of hog manure on growing corn, then he decided to give it a try. Read more about Tom’s trial here!
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How young is too young to drive farm equipment? Tyne Morgan answers in this week’s commentary. Read more of AG Web’s story here!
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Knowing the value of soil health tests isn’t the biggest challenge. Doing is. Do you make it a priority to conduct soil health tests on your fields? Read more about listening to your soil.
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Despite how critical too much or too little water is to corn and soybean production, it’s an input in precision agriculture that’s easy to get wrong on a particular field or part of a field. Ever more volatile weather patterns point to a combination of more on-farm weather stations, more rain gauges, more cooperative sharing […]
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People spend a lot of time thinking about the next big thing. Usually this is some new technology that will come along and change the entire industry and world as we know it. Continue reading here!
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Rather than entering his family’s funeral business, Andrew Hartshorn decided to become a producer. Today, he farms 3,200 acres. Read more about this first generation farmer here.
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Research and farmer results show gypsum offers potential soil chemistry improvements. Read full article.
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