Any fields in a corn-soybean rotation with higher residue are going to be more susceptible to tar spot because the inoculant is hanging out in the residue from the 2021 crop, explains Ken Ferrie. His agronomic sleuthing also indicates heavy rain events play a more significant role in homegrown infections than previously realized. Ferrie shares his personal observations to help you gauge the likelihood of tar spot rearing its ugly head in 2023.
Procedures for “breaking in” new, remanufactured or rebuilt engines are evolving. New ring and cylinder wall metallurgy, combined with improved break-in oils, require different strategies.
It doesn’t matter if it’s spring, summer, winter or fall, weather is always on producers’ minds. While slower seasons can offer relief, winter can drain emotional batteries. Here are two steps to help find relief.
Under the rule, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service would require tags that are both visually and electronically readable for interstate movement of cattle and bison six months after a final rule is published in the Federal Register.
