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Modern intensive research is usually carried out in highly specialized research stations, but for West Virginia University, moving their research work to a commercial dairy farm has brought numerous benefits to both the researchers and the host dairyman.
Digi-Star has released the Grain Tracker App for iOS and Android devices, as well as Grain Tracker Online, a program that makes harvest data accessible from any internet-capable device.
How should rural communities entice the next generation to return to their hometowns?
“Build more parks and bike trials” is the advice from John Cromartie, a research geographer with the USDA Economic Research Service.
As I reflect on my reign as the 2014-2015 Pennsylvania Dairy Princess, I realize we all have a story to tell and share. How we tell that story depends on many factors. Opportunities to share our story can be quite obvious or strategically disguised.
When producers think of managing soil nutrients in corn production, they likely think first of nitrogen and rightly so as it is the most common yield-limiting nutrient. But nitrogen is just the beginning of the story. Corn silage growers need to also test for and manage potassium, phosphorus and micronutrients to maximize yields and keep the soil productive over the long term.
Non-farming landlords, according to a recently released 2014 survey, own 80 percent of U.S. rented farmland. The report states, “In 2014, all of the landlords combined received $31.2 billion in rental income while incurring $9.2 billion in total expenses.”
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc. (BIVI) has announced the introduction of the Market Ready quality feeder calf preconditioning program for beef producers.
A collaborative research and extension team, which includes faculty from Washington State University, University of Idaho, USDA-ARS, University of Florida and the University of Missouri, will be offering a dairy cattle genomics workshop Sept. 29 in Madison, Wisconsin.
The U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance (USFRA) is focused on answering questions consumers have about how food is grown and raised. These questions are often answered online on the organization’s social media platforms and via its signature “Food Dialogues” series of panel discussions.
