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FSA Andy
Hello again! Today’s topic is going to seem like it is the wrong time of year to discuss it, but it’s not. I am going to talk about crop acreage reporting. In the past you were required to crop report small grains by June 30 and the rest of your crops by July 15. Starting
Now could be a great window of opportunity for cover crops
Right now offers a tremendous chance to build your soil and scavenge some nutrients by planting cover crops. Learn more about establishing a good rotation.
Corn is not the only ethanol king
In this week’s commentary, Editor Susan Crowell comments on the possibilities of ethanol from multiple biomass sources.
Farmers, you can still switch to corn if alfalfa stands are looking marginal
Even after you take off your first cutting, you could still rotate out of alfalfa, especially if you plant corn for silage.
Plant diseases, pests ruining crops
Pathogens and pests are causing maize losses of 20 to 41 percent, and soybean losses of 11-32 percent.
Here’s What’s Cooking in Rosalie Parker’s Kitchen
Congratulations to our Week Four Reader’s Kitchen Winner, Rosalie Parker! Learn a little about our winner and get her featured recipes!
Water, water, everywhere?
Less than 1 percent of all the water on earth is water that we can actually use.
Cooking with failing sight
Beverly Henry was told she’d be blind in 18 months. Determined not to rely on others, she started Grannies Kitchen, a food truck.
Sharing fresh flavor
WARSAW, Ohio – Margaret McCoy loves vegetables. She can’t get enough snow peas or green peppers or zucchini or green beans.
Iowa State University researcher looks at the future of agriculture
AMES, Iowa — Dramatic price fluctuations, increasing demand, the food versus fuel debate and other events of the past year may have food producers wondering which way is up. Despite these recent uncertainties, ‘up’ is precisely the direction an Iowa State researcher believes agriculture is headed for at least the next 10 years.
