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U.S. agricultural equipment exports dropped 27 percent during the first half of 2014 compared to midyear 2013; $4.77 billion in exports were shipped to global markets compared to $6.53 billion at first-half 2013, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM).
The USDA Farm Service Agency's Hay Net website, long used by agricultural producers to offer and find hay, has been upgraded to cover grazing acreage. The site is meant for producers in extenuating circumstances.
Fendt, a North American tractor brand and a worldwide brand of AGCO Corporation, has introduced the new 700 Series tractor line, offering a broader range of premium options and price points.
Research results from the Northeast, Corn Belt, Gulf states, Great Plains, Intermountain and Pacific Northwest all agree: Pastures that receive a significant amount of their production from legumes are more profitable than nitrogen-fertilized pastures.
Many livestock and dairy producers harvest high-moisture corn (HMC) to eliminate high grain drying costs and produce excellent feed for ruminant animals. HMC is harvested using a combine shortly after black-layer formation and then ground to reduce the size of the kernel particles and fermented in a silo or silage bag.
Sunflower, a tillage line from AGCO Corporation, is expanding its tillage offering to include the new 6650-48 vertical tillage tool as part of the 6600 series, along with two larger split-wing disc harrows for the 1436 series.
Between 1930 and 2010, Texas has experienced a decline in its groundwater table level. A recent study on the trends of the past 80 years by Texas A&M AgriLife Researchers found that while agriculture irrigation is the main reason for this decline, population growth, high clay content soils with shale or claystone type geology and additional acres being covered by highways and parking lots have also had a hand in it.
According to an article by John Buchanan published by Highlands Today on Aug. 13, 2014, ARID, or Agricultural Reference Index for Drought, is a new drought management tool developed by scientists at the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS). Producers in Florida and Georgia can use this tool to predict drought levels on their farms and plan accordingly.
“I have a good idea,” I announce. “You have lots of ideas … but it takes a couple dozen for you to have a good one,” says anyone who knows me well. Yes, it’s true, but I’ve learned to relish the one good one I get.
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