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Eliminating grazing won't reduce the impact of climate change on rangeland, according to nearly 30 scientists in the western U.S. The researchers, who work for nine universities and the USDA, made this argument in a journal article in response to a debate over whether grazing on western public lands worsens ecological alterations caused by climate change.
NuTech Seed LLC (NTS) is launching YieldLeader, a web-based precision placement tool program powered by MyFarms (MF), to dealers and customers this season.
MF serves growers and their suppliers by delivering security, accuracy and convenience. With the help of their dealer, growers can review, select and place unique NTS hybrids based on soil type, management practices, diseases and pests, according to the company, as well as desired agronomic characteristics.
The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) updated its online geospatial exploring tool, CropScape, adding Cropland Data Layers from crop year 2013.
This tool gives public an easy access to interactive visualization, geospatial queries and dissemination without the need to download specialized software.
A downturn in large farm equipment has sparked the layoff of 120 workers at the East Moline, Illinois, plant of Deere & Co. The layoffs will be effective March 31.
According to a report by Chicago Tribune reporter Alejandra Cancino, Deere reported an increase in first-quarter income, but expects overall sales this year to drop, due in large part to decreased sales of ag equipment.
Five hundred acres a day – that’s the goal. With five John Deere rotary swathers, all running full throttle, it’s achievable at Alturas Ranches, LLC in Alturas, California.
Irrigated pasture can be more productive than the same ground used for haying, according to Jim Gerrish of American Grazinglands Services in May, Idaho.
The words rye and ryegrass cause much confusion. Rye (Secale cereale) typically refers to the cereal or small grain plant. It produces a grain with strong flavors and colors. Flour made from it is used to make rye breads. Recently, rye has become popular as a forage crop.
An early start to winter has caused many farms in the upper Midwest to reconsider whether they will have enough hay and other feeds to get their animals to spring.
The summer of 2013 allowed many farms to replenish exhausted forage supplies that were caused by the drought the previous year. Still, last summer’s growing season was not perfect and many farms felt they had just enough feed to get through this winter as their harvest season ended.
Valley Irrigation, a precision irrigation company, is adding the Proof Positive Span Cable to its line of cable theft deterrent products. Copper theft is a global epidemic, and agricultural irrigation equipment is particularly vulnerable to copper theft.
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