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A dramatic rise in fertilizer prices is weighing heavily on U.S. crop farmers and input suppliers as they prepare for the 2022 planting season. Prices for nitrogen-based fertilizers commonly used for corn production have skyrocketed to all-time highs in recent months.
And just like that – another holiday season is upon us. Another year of milestones has passed, and the next round of holiday traditions is just around the corner. The years seem to fly by, and the time between these traditions seem to be a few days closer together each year.
Tough conversations are by definition, well, tough. Our natural tendency is to avoid them because of personal discomfort, concern the conversation won’t go well or fear the situation might get worse.
Almost all forage production can be traced back to one crucial input, one necessary ingredient: rainfall. In the farming and ranching community, the health of our operations is heavily dependent upon this one crucial variable.
Many farmers have harvested alfalfa and then found it did not have the expected relative forage quality (RFQ). A new forage analysis, leaf percentage, may help determine the cause of the problem.
With all cuttings complete and field work wrapped up, winter is a great time to review what worked and what didn’t on your alfalfa acres so you can make changes and tweak plans for next season.
Fertilizer bills can be some of the largest bills on the farm. Applying the precise amounts at the right time and in the right way can drastically influence farm profits.
It’s not hard to identify something you could be better at; the challenge is implementing the change to be better at it. Emily Fulstone takes that challenge head on.
It’s “officially fall” for most producers. The temperatures are dropping; calves are being weaned; culls are getting shipped; marketing plans are being executed.
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