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A grand challenge for dairy – it’s not rocket science!

September 28, 2017

Mark Boggess

I recently read a series of articles that focused on dairy production in 2066. These articles were well-informed and particularly interesting because I have been pondering a related question for several months.

Tracing chromium concentrations in ruminant feeds

September 28, 2017

Jerry W. Spears

Providing adequate trace minerals to dairy cows is essential for high production and good health. Unfortunately, quantifying the supply of available trace minerals and their requirements is extremely difficult, which leads to a high degree of uncertainty relative to diet supplementation.

robert Shoemaker and Jay marshall collecting soil

Use the nitrogen on your farm – then fertilize if needed

September 28, 2017

Alan Franzluebbers

Have you ever wondered if the nitrogen (N) fertilizer recommendation you’ve been receiving has been accurate for your farm and for your management style?

All hay is not created equal

August 31, 2017

William T. Halleran

Hay is often priced by what your neighbor is selling it for down the road. After all, if their price is cheaper than yours, they will probably make the sale before you. But are the consumers really getting what they paid for?

Grazing corn residue – impacting cow performance and yield

August 31, 2017

Travis Meteer

A three-year research project, conducted by University of Illinois, looks at whether grazing corn residue impacts subsequent crops.

5 tips for a successful fall seeding of alfalfa

August 31, 2017

Carrie Veselka

Spring is the universal planting season. Excluding crops purposefully grown during the cold season, most crops are planted in the spring, from corn and soybeans to the vegetable garden.

Barley was aerially seeded into standing silage

Crops upon crops: Cover crops after corn silage

July 13, 2017

Heidi Johnson

Corn silage acres, left with limited crop residue and typically receiving a manure application after harvest, are ideal fields for cover crops.

Amount of water for full season of corn must extract from the soil is around 22 inches

Weather-related decisions: Paying for rain

July 13, 2017

Melissa A. Bravo

We tend to minimize when writing for a broad audience that our continent is actually made up of climate zones, and within those are micro-climates, and within those are native plants that have adapted to the environment and continue to adapt to environmental change.

Large corn seeds come with a bigger energy package

Chemical-less no-till: A realistic goal?

July 13, 2017

Genevieve Slocum

Many people envision their farm becoming a chemical-free or reduced chemical no-till system but can’t quite figure out what that looks like, including weed suppression, controlling the previous crop and getting all the inputs in the field.

The legalities of hiring or firing an employee on the farm

July 13, 2017

Tiffany Lashmet

The laws surrounding hiring and firing farm employees are complex, which leads to a great deal of misunderstanding among employers about what they can and should do when in these situations. What type of investigation should an employer conduct into a potential hire?