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Quality alfalfa requires good fertility
Alfalfa begins growth in the early spring and continues all season, which calls for continuous nutrient demand.
Farmers, are you ready for Hurricane Sandy’s high winds or flooding?
Farmers need to prepare for the potential of heavy rains, flooding and high winds related to Hurricane Sandy.
What’s to blame for horse’s cribbing tendency?
EAST LANSING, Mich. — A recently published analysis of nearly 20 years of research on cribbing will provide horse owners with valuable information about the behavior and ideas for management practices that could reduce the frequency of this undesirable equine habit. “Owners of cribbers seem genuinely interested in the behavior and are eager to learn
Penn State’s multipurpose cover-crop seeder handles three passes in one
A cover-crop seeder designed by Penn State agricultural scientists that can plant seed, add herbicides and spray fertilizer in a single trip might also improve corn yields.
Proposed GIPSA rule makes procurement process more transparent
Proposed rule could cost livestock industry as much as $1.6 billion.
Golly, tell me how you really feel: Readers respond to previous columns
Reader letters, telephone calls and e-mails arrive at this office every day, and every six months or so some see print here because, as I often explain in personal replies to correspondence, “I’ve had my say, you’re entitled to yours.” For example, a mid-January column on a massive restructuring of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
New Web site helps producers prevent the biggest cause of calf deaths
ROSELAND, N.J. — Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health has launched its new Guardian vaccine Web site, www.guardianvaccine.com, which provides the latest information to help producers and veterinarians prevent and manage neonatal diarrhea, commonly known as scours, in their cattle herds. “Neonatal diarrhea is the number one killer of beef and dairy calves less than 60 days old,
Conservation program opportunities available for grazing operations
The 2008 farm bill provides many opportunities for grazing operations interested in improving their grassland and natural resources. The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) has both the traditional program options as well as new initiatives mandated in the 2008 farm bill. EQIP One opportunity for farmers interested in assistance with developing or improving their grazing
Harvest was a cause for celebration
Many may be thinking of planting during this season, but columnist Roy Booth is recalling the harvest celebrations of years past and the beginning of the Corn Palace in North Dakota.
Strip tillage gaining ground, yields
Strip tillage lets the soil to warm up faster and dry out sooner in the intended row zone.
