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Droughts can severely limit crop growth, causing yearly losses of around $8 billion in the U.S. But it may be possible to minimize those losses if farmers can synchronize the growth of crops with periods of time when drought is less likely to occur.
Studies at the USDA that examined the long-term sustainability of degraded water reuse have demonstrated that irrigation wastewater can be used to revive non-productive saline and sodic soils in California's San Joaquin Valley.
DuPont Pioneer dairy, livestock and nutrition specialists have consolidated production and management information about silage into a manual available to growers, students, university extension and anyone interested in learning more about forages.
The Air-Barn is a patent-pending dry hay storage system that is purported to provide superior ventilation and yield higher hay quality over traditional barn storage.
AgSource offers alfalfa growers in Idaho’s Magic Valley a unique preview: pre-harvest hay analysis. These results assist growers in gauging the optimal time to harvest hay.
The 2013 recipient of the Steve Atkisson Indiana Dairy Service award is the late Gary Kuhlmann of Carlinville, Illinois, a long-time field services supervisor for Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.
The award was presented to Gary’s son Shawn at the 14th annual Indiana Milk Quality Conference in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 for “outstanding contributions to the dairy industry of Indiana.”
Born and raised on a dairy farm in Illinois, Gary Kuhlmann, earned his bachelor’s degree in horticulture before being drafted into the U.S. Army and serving his country during the Vietnam War.
For generations, hard-working mothers have been committed to making smart food choices for their families. Fifty years ago, those choices were made after consultations with the family doctor, age-old “wives tales” and advice from grandmothers or great-grandmothers. Today, we live in a very different world. Modern mothers are booting up their laptops and typing questions into search engines like Google and Bing. Those search engines are churning out results – in the forms of blogs from other seasoned mothers.
Drought conditions in parts of the plains have improved modestly since the beginning of the year. Some improvement has occurred in South Dakota, Kansas and Oklahoma. Additionally, the latest drought outlook from the Climate Prediction Center continues to push the line for potential drought improvement farther west.
Studies at the USDA that examined the long-term sustainability of degraded water reuse have demonstrated that irrigation wastewater can be used to revive non-productive saline and sodic soils in California's San Joaquin Valley.
