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Winter sports are a large part of life here in the frozen Midwest, mainly because winter occupies such a large part of our calendar. Ignoring winter would be like trying to ignore an 800-pound gorilla who has taken over your couch and is watching your TV, drinking your beer and whose hands are Day-Glo orange because he has eaten all of your Cheetos.
Given the tenor of the soil health buzz, however, one could not be blamed for assuming that with proper management, one could turn a compacted clay soil into something with the color, consistency and taste of chocolate cake, and the productivity of the Nile River Delta.
We used to use fall dormancy to estimate winter hardiness of alfalfa; however, plant breeders have broken the relationship over ranges of fall dormancy. Now we have the opportunity to choose differing combinations of the two traits to best suit individual producer needs.
If you’ve Googled “productivity” lately, you’ll find articles on 10 habits you should break to be more productive, 11 ways to make this your most productive year, the physics of productivity, maximizing focus to master priorities, eight things you should do before 8 a.m.
I don’t care who you are, standing at farm auctions has to rate in the top ten in a list of coldest jobs, especially when they’re auctioning all the household junk off first.
It is said that the only certainties in life are death and taxes. While it is a tough topic to talk about, planning for the continuation of a farm following the death of the farm’s caretaker needs to take place. I find it frustrating to hear about a farm that goes without an estate plan.
In the upper transition zone, most of our pastures consist of cool-season forage species. There are some natives that have been reintroduced; however, the vast majority of the forage acres are improved with Kentucky 31 tall fescue.
Milk price has a significant impact on agriculture across the U.S. Lower prices in the past year has dairy farmers asking, “What inputs can I cut back on to reduce my cost of production and not greatly reduce my yield?”
Some years you make money; some years you don’t – that’s the nature of agriculture, right? Not so, says Nate Riggan, certified public accountant and owner of Pointguard Financial.
It is hard to reach your destination if you don’t know where you are going. This statement is certainly valid for a vacation or business trip, but it also applies to operation of an agricultural enterprise.
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