Farm Journal: December 2008

Magazine Features

• Cotton Journal
  
  12/13/2008
  Pigweed is blowin'' in the wind
• What Happens Now?
  
  12/13/2008
  Withcrops in the bin, farmers cast a wary eye on 2009
• Freedom to Farm
  
  12/13/2008
  Iraqi farmers face infrastructure mountains to revitalize their agricultural industry
• Welding Prize Package
  
  12/13/2008
  You could be one of three farmers to win high-tech welding products and exclusive welding training
• Next Step in Precision Application
  
  12/13/2008
  The Mitchells strip-till applicator eliminates overlap and distributes fertilizer uniformly in the row
• Machinery on the Move
  
  12/13/2008
  Strong equipment sales boost production
• Virtual Auction
  
  12/13/2008
• Positive Signs for Sorghum
  
  12/13/2008
  A checkoff and technology breakthroughs excite the industry
• More Yield, More Residue
  
  12/13/2008
  20" rows pay, but no-till corn on corn raises residue concerns
• Tobacco Looks Golden Again
  
  12/13/2008
  An old crop could be the best alternative to challenging times
• In-Season Ideas
  
  12/13/2008
• The New Century Farm
  
  12/13/2008
  A biofuel farm grows in Iowa
• Trees in Corn and Bean Country
  
  12/13/2008
  Willow and poplar might work well in less productive areas
• Troubled Waters
  
  12/13/2008
  This fall, multiple problems combined to make barge rates jump to 18-year high
• No-Climb Nurse Trailers
  
  12/13/2008
  Ground-level controls save time and reduce fatigue
• Conservation Now
  
  12/13/2008
• Back to Work
  
  12/13/2008
  Trucks return to their roots
• Dial In Nitrogen Use
  
  12/13/2008
• Catch Those Cobs
  
  12/13/2008
  Choices abound for cob collection and transport
• What the Elections Mean to Ag
  
  12/13/2008
  Shifts in White House, congress will impact ag
• $100 Ideas
  
  12/13/2008
  From Dinner Table to Shop Floor, Mirror Image, Combine Crane
• Machinery Journal
  
  12/13/2008
  Versatile Tractors, Bush Hog 4430 Utility Vehicle, Gleaner R Series Combines
• Production Journal
  
  12/13/2008
  Top Producer seminar and meet our new Farm Journal Team Members
• Wheat Journal
  
  12/13/2008
  Wheat in the Big Apple, New Fungicide Portfolio, Watch Out Ug99, and a BioTech Trait Can Improve Crop Efficiency
• Crop Tech
  
  12/13/2008
  John Endsley would wrap each soybean that passes through his seed house in bubble wrap if it were practical. Instead, the manager of Monsanto Company's Mason City, Ill., soybean plant oversees a mechanical bulk-handling system
• Technology Journal
  
  12/13/2008
  Integrating GPS data from the StarFire receiver and its tactical row sensors, John Deere's AutoTrac RowSense keeps corn heads on target in the field.
• New Products
  
  12/13/2008
  New products are featured. The BioDieselMaster from Biodiesel Solutions is a fully automated, continuous-flow biodiesel production system that delivers up to 1,000 gal. of ASTM-grade biodiesel per day (42 gal. per hour). It accepts a variety of feedstocks, such as low free fatty acid vegetable oils (canola, camelina, soy, etc.) and animal tallow.
• Editor's Notebook: Counting our blessings
  
  12/13/2008
  As I sat at Mike and Stephanie Hansen's kitchen table in late November, I looked out the big glass doors across their deck to freshly harvested corn fields.

Web Extra

• Bottom-Line Budgeting
  
  12/29/2008
  Download these budgets to get your farm ready for 2009.
• Agriculture in Iraq
  
  12/15/2008
  Learn more about the trials and troubles for farmers in Iraq.
• Cob Harvest and Collection Equipment
  
  12/15/2008
  Learn more about the corn harvest and collection equipment, along with Project Liberty, a Poet cellulosic ethanol facility in Emmetsburg, Iowa.
• Machinery Industry Outlook
  
  12/12/2008
  The Association Equipment Manufacturers has released its annual forecast for U.S. agricultural machinery sales, providing an overall snapshot of manufacturers’ predictions for 2009 business.
• Technology on the Farm
  
  12/12/2008
  Learn more about the Mitchells’ use of technology in their farming business.
• Monsanto Company’s Roundup Ready Performance Plus
  
  12/12/2008
  Learn more about Monsanto Company’s Roundup Ready Performance Plus program.

Columnists

• Leave A Legacy Column: Ready or Not for Succession
  
  12/13/2008
  Planning for succession is a big step toward multigenerational success.
• Dear Santa
  
  12/13/2008
  Maybe this is beyond your job description, but I figure a guy who can fly behind reindeer may be able to do some other unlikely tricks

Cotton Navigator

• Manage Weed Resistance
  
  12/13/2008
  Multiple herbicide modes are necessary in problem regions

Soybean Navigator

• On the Defense
  
  12/13/2008
  Fungicides are part of the yield recipe

Corn Navigator

• Drainage Makes the Crop
  
  12/13/2008
  Here areseveral ways to protect your crop from wet feet—often the weakest link in your yield chain