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Getting the most from your fertilizer investment

5. Credit N from previous crop residue or legume crops. Credit N for corn after soybean, sugar beet, alfalfa, and dry beans. [Read More]

Commodity commission ballots mailed to producers

District Three--Marianne Reed-Tyler in from Gray County and farms with her family. --Kansas Soybean Commission at 785-271-1030 or www.kansassoybeans.com/KSChome.html --Kansas Department of Agriculture at 785-296-3556 or www.ksda.gov/kansas_agriculture/content/152. [Read More]

Sorghum seminars planned

Nebraska Producers wanting more information are encouraged to contact their local Cooperative Extension Education Coordinator or the Nebraska Grain Sorghum Board/NeGSPA office at 402-471-4276 or sorghum.board@nebraska.gov. [Read More]

Conditions mixed as farmers mull spring planting

In Deaf Smith County, the Panhandle, Rick Auckerman, AgriLife Extension agent, reported that producers are revisiting planting grain sorghum instead of corn. "The county received nearly 3 inches of rain two weeks ago," said Ralph Davis, AgriLife Extension agent for Kaufman County, east of Dallas. "Conditions are extremely dry, and the drought continues," said Randy Reeves, AgriLife Extension agent for Harrison County, northeast of Longview. [Read More]

Extension to host corn and grain sorghum school

Presenters for the day will be Kraig Roozeboom, Cropping Systems Specialist and Dorivar Ruiz Diaz, Soil Fertility Specialist, both of Kansas State University. They will cover a wide range of information including advances in corn hybrids, weed control and fertility needs of both crops. Call 785-483-3157 or email jstannar@ksu.edu for more information. [Read More]



Tool helps show U.S. soy's sustainability

U.S. soybean farmers now have an updated tool that can meet the needs of some customers who want proof U.S. soy has been sustainably produced. That's why the soybean checkoff continues to support the Field to Market alliance and its updated Fieldprint Calculator, a tool U.S. soybean farmers can use to help measure, improve and demonstrate their sustainability performance. Nebraska soybean farmer Mike Thede notes that checkoff-funded research has proven the sustainability performance of U.S. ...[Read More]


Webinar will cover 2012 crop insurance, marketing

As farmers' costs of production increase, risk management tools, including crop insurance and marketing decisions, are vital to the success of their operations. The free, live webinar features Ed Kordick, IFBF commodity services manager, and William Edwards, Iowa State University professor of economics. "The webinar will address the changes for 2012 in crop insurance, which is a main component in crop risk management. [Read More]


Cover crops to open the 2012 Third Crop Producer Meeting series

Join University of Minnesota Extension and Rural Advantage for the 8th annual Third Crop Producer Meetings. "Cover Crops Research and Experiences" will begin with a presentation on the Minnesota Cover Crops Decision Tool. Minnesota farmer Carmen Fernholz has been using cover crops for a number of years. [Read More]


Kansas Soybean Commission meeting set for Feb. 11

The Kansas Soybean Commission will conduct a regular meeting Feb. 11 at the Courtyard by Marriott in Overland Park. The commissioners will discuss current and future research projects, market-development activities, educational programs, and administrative items. To suggest additional discussion topics or to obtain a complete agenda, the location of the meeting room or instructions for calling into the meeting, contact KSC Administrator Kenlon Johannes at johannes@âåkansassoybeans.org or ...[Read More]


Women in Agriculture conference is Feb. 11

Women in Agriculture is the topic for the upcoming conference in Guymon on Feb. 11. Keynote speaker Jennifer Reynolds is one of the hosts of "Discover Oklahoma" television program. The event is hosted by Texas County OSU Extension, Beaver County OSU Extension, Cimarron County OSU Extension, Bank of the Panhandle, Main Street Guymon, Texas County Conservation District, and Oklahoma Panhandle State University.[Read More]




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Ken Root

Ken Root

Little cattle


The January cattle inventory report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture showed what everyone knew: The Southwest had a devastating drought, and disposed of millions

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Sara Wyant

Sara Wyant

Crop insurance delivers record payments


During the 2011 crop year, private crop insurance policies valued at over $113.5 billion covered more than 264 million acres of farmland, including all major

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Jennifer M Latzke

Jennifer M Latzke

Sorry, Kodak


As a present to my mom and my dad I volunteered to scan and organize our family photos into their new computer. Plenty of

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Kylene Scott

Kylene Scott

Student leader gives back


Riley Pagett, a Woodward, Okla., native, just finished serving as the 2010-2011 National FFA president. Although Pagett served as an Oklahoma State FFA officer

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Holly Martin

Holly Martin

Another attack

Another video released and another industry that has to spend time and effort defending its actions and standards. What HSUS did, instead, was provided


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Larry Dreiling

Larry Dreiling

Controversy swirls around potential GPS interference


These industries fear potential interference to GPS receivers from the recently launched LightSquared communications network. The GPS community is concerned because testing has shown that

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Jennifer Carrico

Jennifer Carrico

Being precise


Fifteen years ago we began using different fertilizer rates for each individual field, and now we can fertilize each individual acre differently to optimize production

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Doug Rich

Doug Rich

How local is your food?


Erin Barnett with LocalHarvest, a California-based website dedicated to local food sources, said the buy local food movement is the result of a number of

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Trent Loos

Trent Loos

Who really needs schooling?


This rule requires most schools to increase the availability of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and fat-free and low-fat fluid milk in school meals; reduce the

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Jerry Nine

Jerry Nine

Just a scoop full


I heard one rancher say this morning that we will probably pay for that nice of a winter, as he said it will probably be

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