Farm Journal: Early Spring 2009

Magazine Features

• It''s a Classic
  
  03/28/2009
  Commodity conference puts farmers in touch with a range of opportunities
• Conservation Now
  
  03/28/2009
  Onion and Corn Rotations May Require Less Nitrogen and Managing Fertility in No-Till
• $100 Ideas
  
  03/28/2009
  Save Sharp Saw Blades, Prevent Rodent Access, Portable Dairy Barn Helper
• Machinery Journal
  
  03/28/2009
  Case IH disk ripper, Great Plains Turbo-Chisel, Massey Ferguson rotary header, Fast sprayers, Kubota tractor, McCormick compact tractors.
• Production Journal
  
  03/28/2009
  Our Mantra: Do The Right Thing,Premium Fertilizer Fits VRT, and Check Out Our Free Electronic Newsletters!
• Wheat Journal
  
  03/28/2009
  More Dough for Bread, Blight Predictions, Control Head Scab and Leaf Diseases with One Application, and Eye on Winter Wheat
• Crop Tech
  
  03/28/2009
  Bumper Bean King, Refuge Revelations, Rush the Season
• Technology Journal
  
  03/28/2009
  Touch Screen from Outback, Precision Technology Integration, Water Management and Expanded Planter Monitor Functions
• Policy Journal
  
  03/28/2009
  President Barack Obama's budget plan for fiscal year 2010 contains more problematic details than most expected. At least one of the ag provisions is labeled dead on arrival. The provision: Deny direct payments to farmers with gross sales of more than $500,000—and shift those dollars to nutrition efforts.
• Biofuels Update
  
  03/28/2009
  Stimulus package includes biofuels, biofuels will be a factor in Spring acreage battle, and  cellulosic ethanol in Florida
• Water Problems Creep Across the U.S.
  
  03/28/2009
  New Farm Journal series explores ag's role in the crisis
• Field Checkup
  
  03/28/2009
  Cutting-edge remote sensing technology pays off for farmers in 2008
• When a Soil Test Lies
  
  03/28/2009
  Don't let soil sampling mistakes cost you money
• The New Bean
  
  03/28/2009
  Geneticists say improvements should rival corn during the next decade
• Tips for No-Till Success
  
  03/28/2009
  A properly equipped and maintained planter makes the difference between success and failure
• Focus on Safety
  
  03/28/2009
  Proper skid-steer handling tips
• Gear Up for VRT
  
  03/28/2009
  Preplanning makes variable-rate technology cheaper and easier to manage for application of nitrogen and seed
• Water Hogs No Longer
  
  03/28/2009
  Tight water supplies force ethanol efficiency
• Another Nest Egg
  
  03/28/2009
  Northern plantings of winter wheat help save ducks in the flyway
• Biotech Traits, Please
  
  03/28/2009
  Survey of wheat growers shows desire to inject traits
• Doorway Dilemma
  
  03/28/2009
  Mega-sized doors in modern farm shops require special design considerations
• Planning Pays Off
  
  03/28/2009
  Shop Journal featuring Pete and Julie Mertz's shop in Ottosen, Iowa.
• Peterson Lays Out Plans
  
  03/28/2009
  Farm bill implementation, climate change and more on the to-do list for 2009
• Words of Wisdom
  
  03/28/2009
  Well-known speaker David Kohl shares "thinking quotes" for farmers and lenders to mull over
• Tailgate Talk, Monsanto's Machinery Fleet
  
  03/28/2009
  Monsanto's machinery fleet; Stat Rack: U.S. soybean production stats for 2008 and predictions for 2009; What a Day!: Tangled Mess
• Always Ready to Roll
  
  03/28/2009
  Service truck is fully equipped from cab to toolbox
• Four-Step Plan to Manage Residue
  
  03/14/2009
  Planting corn on corn forces one farmer to hone his residue handling technique.

Web Extra

• Farm Safety Video
  
  04/13/2009
  A-Series Skid Steer Loader Safety and Operating Tips: Video

Columnists

• Leave A Legacy Column: An Inactive’s Perspective
  
  03/28/2009
  A question from an inactive party
• A Year to Survive Rather Than Thrive
  
  03/28/2009
  Heading to the field is a welcome relief after watching corn and bean markets retreat from summer highs to December lows.