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As a cash crop, all dry hay ranked as the third-highest valued U.S. crop in 2015, according to USDA’s annual crop values report, released Feb. 24, 2016.
More college students are majoring in agriculture studies than ever before – outpacing majors like computer science, engineering and public administration, and at higher rates than in the last 15 years. Bachelor’s degree recipients majoring in agriculture grew 39 percent in a five-year period (2008-2013), more than double the rate of bachelor’s degrees as a whole.
Dave Pratt, a ranch management consultant, brought South Dakota ranchers a message about three things that could improve their profits: one, lower overhead costs; two, improve profit margin per unit; and three, do more of what is profitable.
Early spring is the time to get out the soil probe and sample for soil fertility in preparation to provide adequate plant nutrition for alfalfa and other forage crops.
Chicago Fed: Farmland values, credit conditions feeling pressure
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago district farmland values were mostly lower ending the fourth quarter of 2015, pressured by lower crop and livestock prices, according to David Oppedahl, business economist, writing the bank’s AgLetter.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Feb. 12 the availability of $1.85 million in funding for the Alfalfa Forage and Research Program (AFRP).
Seems like every time I turn on the TV, some seed company or pickup manufacturer is paying tribute to the men and women of American agriculture with an advertisement that extols their virtues.
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