What Can We Expect From Animal Extremists In 2020?

Sustainability will continue to star in news headlines this year. And that’s both a challenge and an opportunity for agriculture, says Allyson Jones-Brimmer, director of industry relations for the Animal Agriculture Alliance.

In The Shop: You're Not Going To Fix it Yourself

The current controversy about equipment manufacturers making farm equipment so farmers can't work on their own machinery isn't something on the horizon. It's here, right now.

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For This School District, The Cafeteria Menu Is Anything But Ordinary

Mushy steamed veggies and mystery meat are a thing of the past at the Holmen School District in Holmen, Wisc. In part because times and nutritional standards have changed, but mainly because the students in the high school’s FFA program play a huge part in supplying the proteins, vegetables and fruits to the district’s cafeterias in its Farm-2-School movement.

Control Weeds In Early-Planted Soybeans

Planting soybeans early, so they begin to flower before the summer solstice, can boost yield. But changing the plants’ growing pattern requires modifying weed control practices.

Iowa Ag Department Boosts Water Quality Improvement Efforts

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has hired three additional field staff to expedite the implementation of soil conservation and water quality practices across the state.

Row-By-Row Starter Fertilizer Control From John Deere

Introduced as a factory-installed option, John Deere’s ExactRate is a liquid fertilizer application system for planters.

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Meeker County, Minnesota

Had a buddy that is a grain broker tell me last fall that a bunch of end users went to the USDA and asked them where the 2 billion bushel corn surplus was in the U.S.? They wanted to buy it because they had need of it. He said he heard of no reply. Maybe this is why exports are low because there is not as much corn as USDA says??????? Reason why basis is so low???????

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