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Increase farm employee engagement, with no ring involved

January 29, 2015

Lynn Jaynes

When we talk about employee engagement, it doesn’t include a diamond ring, but it does imply more than a casual connection.

Pasture improvements for your spring to-do list

January 29, 2015

Jim Gerrish

With spring right around the corner, you may be thinking about what needs to be done to bring your pasture vigor and productivity up a notch or two.

Old premise, new research in plant density tolerance

January 29, 2015

Martin O. Bohn

The world population reached seven billion people in 2011. By 2050, it is projected that a global population of nine billion people will need to be fed.

Farm management: Business-first families or family-first businesses?

January 29, 2015

Lynn Jaynes

Have you ever heard any of these thoughts expressed, or maybe they crossed your own mind?

“If Dad would just give up some power ….”
“If Mom would just say what’s on her mind ….”
“If the kids just had a work ethic ….”
“If he hadn’t married her, we’d be fine.”

Sampling strategies to deal with hay quality variability

January 9, 2015

Bruce Anderson

Livestock diets are developed to provide what is believed to be the appropriate balance of nutrients to produce a specific outcome in animal performance. Nutrient content of feedstuffs is matched to the dietary needs of the animal to create each ration.

Who makes the seed decision?

January 2, 2015

Lynn Jaynes

In another set of questions, producers were asked about decision-making processes.

Did you harvest optimal rumen starch digestion?

January 2, 2015

John Goeser and Courtney Heuer

With the turn of the new year, most dairy and beef producers are feeding last fall’s harvest of high-moisture corn, corn silage and other cereal grains. But let’s think back to when these high-starch forages and grains were planted and harvested to understand if you really captured every bushel of corn in your corn silage or high-moisture corn.

Understanding and using ag financial reports

January 2, 2015

Brian R. Bennett

When the topic of understanding and using agricultural financial reports surfaces in any discussion among production agriculture business managers or owners, you can be assured the discussion will be rather lengthy and that what financial reports they prefer depends on the current objective of the manager or owner.

Mitigate risks when hiring temporary help

January 2, 2015

Robert Fears

Although forage crop production and harvesting have become highly mechanized, temporary help continues to be needed during labor-intensive seasons.

5 goals for improved weed management in 2015

January 2, 2015

Cassidy Woolsey

Believe it or not, 2015 is here. And if you’re not quite sure what to include in your New Year’s resolutions this year, Utah State University agronomist Earl Creech and weed specialist Ralph Whitesides say improving weed management is a great place to start.