Weekend Wild Weather Brought Welcomed Rains and Crop Damage to Corn Belt
| | | | | | | | | | | Weekend Wild Weather Brought Welcomed Rains and Crop Damage to Corn Belt | | | | Farmers in Illinois, Ohio and Iowa are assessing damage from powerful winds and heavy rain over the weekend, and the central Gulf Coast got hit by Tropical Storm Claudette. In northwest Minnesota, though, hopes for the winter wheat crop are drying up. | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | What’s Up With The Ag Job Outlook? | | | | Farmers, how are you filling jobs around the farm? Farm employees, what’s the job market look like from your point of view? Sound off in this quick, three-question survey. | | | | | | |
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| | | | Dialing In Conservation Tillage What do you need to be thinking about if you want to change your tillage? According to Mike Langseth, a North Dakota farmer, it just takes one question. “What is this doing for me?” If your answer is, “I’m not really sure,” then maybe it’s time to try something different, he says. Read More |
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| | | | | | Olympic Hopeful Blames Failed Drug Test on Pork Burrito; Pork Industry Sets the Record Straight Runner Shelby Houlihan claims her positive steroid test came from eating pork, but is that even possible? Pork industry experts and scientists say it can happen, but it’s not from hormones used in actual pork production. Read More |
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| | | | | | Protect Your Team from the Heat While you might be used to summer’s sizzling temps, many of today’s farm employees might lack previous farm or other outdoor employment experience, so dealing with weather-related conditions might be new to them. Are you taking the proper steps to protect them? Read More |
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| | | | Drought Worsens: Western Rancher Relocates 80% of Cattle Herd as 200 of His Reservoirs Run Dry Water levels are extremely low at Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the country. The lake that spans across Arizona and Nevada is the primary water supply for millions of people. The drought is also crippling ranchers ability to find enough water for livestock. Read More |
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| | | | | | Register Now for Farm Journal Field Days In 2021, you have the choice to join #FJFieldDays in person or online. Join us at a location near you or login online to find educational content, equipment demos, industry insights and more. Read More |
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