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The management of large-scale forage production systems presents many challenges that affect preservation of forage quality. The USDA estimated that in 2013 the amount of U.S. corn harvested as silage was 117,851,000 tons, with a conservative value of $7.5 billion.
When do you cut your grass hay? Do you wait until all row crops are planted? Maybe you plan to cut between your first and second irrigation of corn or cutting of alfalfa. Some growers wait until mid to late summer to minimize weather risks or cut off late emerging weeds. Or, like some folks, maybe you cut grass hay just when you get around to it.
The next time a mobile device warns of low battery power when you are lounging on the back deck or on a getaway in the woods, skip plugging it into an outlet to charge.
This non-exclusive agreement provides CNH Industrial N.V. and The Climate Corporation, a Division of Monsanto Company, the opportunity for factory integration of select Precision Planting technology into CNH Industrial agricultural planters specifically designed to optimize planting performance, including the Case IH Early Riser Planters.
The impact of a single herbicide-resistant weed can be far-reaching. In test fields, the seeds of one mature glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth plant were released. In the third year of crop production following the release, complete crop failure occurred due to infestation of this weed.
Soil possesses great potential to sequester atmospheric carbon dioxide. However, according to grazing scientist and consultant Terry McCosker of Australia, agriculture will have to change worldwide before we can successfully sequester this carbon.
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistic Service released the 2012 Census of Agriculture, which confirms the trend of the 2007 census of a slowly declining number of small and mid-size operations. The report shows that 33,330 farms and ranches (or 1.6 percent of the total 2.1 million) accounted for half of all farm-product sales.
For many Iowa farmers, diesel fuel is a large portion of day-to-day energy costs. Historical data shows that tractor fuel consumption can be reduced with simple techniques such as shifting to a higher gear and pulling back on the tractor’s throttle.
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