Farm Journal: March 2009

Magazine Features

• Better Luck This Year
  
  03/14/2009
  10 lessons learned from the 2008 growing season
• Peanut Predicament
  
  03/14/2009
  Salmonella problem hits when stocks are plentiful
• $100 Ideas
  
  03/14/2009
  It's a Cinch, No More Fighting the Flighting, Tend to the Battery On Your Seed Tender
• Production Journal
  
  03/14/2009
  Time for our next crop, USDA''s acreage predictions, and Welding University Winners!
• Wheat Journal
  
  03/14/2009
  Latest advancements in the wheat realm
• Technology Journal
  
  03/14/2009
  Trimble Upgrades and Adds Functionalities
• Policy Journal
  
  03/14/2009
  Farm Program Changes Rile Farmers
• New Products
  
  03/14/2009
  Power tillage equipment
• Tailgate Talk, AgDay and USFR on RFD-TV
  
  03/14/2009
  Shows on RFD-TV , New Tailgate Talk Blogs, What a Day!: An Uphill Battle, and Stat Rack: 2007 Census of Agriculture results
• The Census of Agriculture
  
  03/14/2009
  A quick look at the changing face of the American farm.
• Rust Battle Plan
  
  03/14/2009
  USDA launches plan to protect against Ug99.
• What Does the Doha Round Mean to You?
  
  03/14/2009
  Guest commentor Jeff Newtson discusses the Doha Round negotiations.
• Control Issues
  
  03/14/2009
  Learn the new management system for LibertyLink soybeans.
• Planting, Loadout Ideas
  
  03/14/2009
  Farmer ingenuity simplifies repetitive jobs.
• People Dig It
  
  03/14/2009
  Museum visitors are enthralled by soil exhibit.
• Accidents Waiting to Happen
  
  03/14/2009
  Inspecting your polyethylene storage and transport tanks can prevent catastrophic spills during your busiest seasons.
• Shop and Storage Fits the Farm
  
  03/14/2009
  The highlights of the shop built by Gary Freeburg near Gayville, S.D., go on and on.
• Water Fight
  
  03/14/2009
  Biofuel crops battle for water resources.
• The Right Ratios
  
  03/14/2009
  Machinery Doc discusses tractor engine configurations.
• Trash into Treasures
  
  03/14/2009
  Nothing goes to waste around Brian Andrews' shop.
• Fly-Free Zone
  
  03/14/2009
  An age-old wheat pest is showing up again in fields.
• Pencil It Out
  
  03/14/2009
  Analyze the payback for foliar fungicide on soybeans.
• More Surprises
  
  03/14/2009
  Top Producer Seminar speakers address risk factors for farmers.
• Next Level
  
  03/14/2009
  Truck programmers can rev power and performance.
• Not Your Father's USDA
  
  03/14/2009
  Tom Vilsack brings change to the USDA as the new Secretary of Agriculture.
• Crop Tech
  
  03/14/2009
  Burndown Bonus, A PAT Answer to Test-Driving New Hybrids and Varieties.
• Crop Tech
  
  03/14/2009
  EPA Agrees: Plant Health Claim is Official, Sticks to the Ribs.
• Crop Tech
  
  03/14/2009
  Set your mark for corn yields, Volatile Times in the fertilizer industry.
• Conservation Now
  
  03/14/2009
  Wetlands Filter Out Nutrients, Pheasants Forever Will Preserve a Kansas Farm.
• Interest in Irrigation Increases
  
  03/14/2009
  Interest in Irrigation Increases, Irrigation Products Under One Umbrella.
• Machinery Journal
  
  03/14/2009
  Machinery's Main Stage, Case IH Steers Planter Trend, Downspout Design, Ag Leader Unveils Planter Clutch.
• Biofuels Update
  
  02/26/2009
  Tastes Like Chicken, Ethanol Industry Shifts Sideways, Scientists Support Biodiesel.

Web Extra

• Online Diesease Resources
  
  03/17/2009
  Use these resources to help combat diseases in your fields.
• Consider Compaction this Spring
  
  03/16/2009
  Racehorse flats is what the locals call the area where I grew up in Illinois. There are a variety of reasons for that moniker, but I generally correlate it with the insanity that occurs when area farmers try to be first to the field come spring.

Columnists

• I Can’t Get There From Here
  
  03/14/2009
  If a little knowledge is a dangerous thing then a little technology could be mentally lethal.
• Leave A Legacy Column: Qualities of Leadership
  
  03/14/2009
  All farmers desiring to guide the family farm in the months and years ahead should possess these characteristics.
• Time for Action
  
  03/14/2009
  Our survey showcases the need to make legacy planning a reality.
• Profanity Optional
  
  03/14/2009
  How to deal with broken bolts on farm equipment.
• Control is in Outside Hands
  
  03/11/2009
  Spring is just around the corner, and it’s not too soon for me!

Cotton Navigator

• Insects Change with the Times
  
  03/14/2009
  Exploding spider mite populations prove costly
• Heat-Tolerant Cotton Shows Promise
  
  03/14/2009
  Breeders promise that new varieties will be better suited to hot weather

Test Plots

• A Good Start
  
  03/14/2009
  Field tests evaluate planter down pressure and row spacings.

Corn Navigator

• Beat Back Disease
  
  03/14/2009
  Prior planning leads to more efficient scouting, which puts more corn in your bin.