Farm Journal: February 2012

Magazine Features

• The Data Dilemma
  
  01/31/2012
  Farmers face a frustrating gap between gathering information and using it to make management decisions.
• Cover Crop Smackdown
  
  01/31/2012
  Tips to ensure a clean kill of annual ryegrass
• The Seed to Succeed
  
  01/31/2012
  Farmers Feeding the World receives grant to connect with consumers.
• Taking Out the Trash
  
  01/31/2012
  A new gauge-wheel design keeps planters debris-free.
• Equipment Extravaganza 2012
  
  01/31/2012
  Your exposition planner for the 2012 National Farm Machinery Show
• End the Annoyance
  
  01/31/2012
  Code readers and scan tools allow vehicle owners to diagnose and defeat “check engine” lights.
• Not Fancy, Just Functional
  
  01/31/2012
  The temperature is just right and there’s room to work.
• A Boom in Automation
  
  01/31/2012
  Farmers pocket savings with automated section control
• McDonald's Farmers
  
  01/30/2012
  Advertising connects consumers to producers.
• Hay Remains Tight
  
  01/30/2012
  Short supply pushes alfalfa prices and acreage higher
• Tax Checklist
  
  01/30/2012
  2012 programs and planning
• Ethanol Fuel Dreams
  
  01/28/2012
  Economic and political roadblocks hinder commercial production of 100% ethanol irrigation engines.
• The Resistance Movement
  
  01/28/2012
  It’s time to steward agriculture technology.
• Upfront Focus
  
  01/28/2012
  Concentrating on the sprayer business, Hagie Manufacturing has blazed trails in application.
• Insure for Costs or Profit?
  
  01/28/2012
  The answer is different for each producer.
• Congress Passes Fiscal Cliff Bill That Extends Farm Policy
  
  01/26/2013
  Fiscal cliff bill brings tax code changes and extends farm policy.

Web Extra

• Micronutrient Deficiency Detection Guide
  
  01/30/2012
  Use this interactive guide to discover which micronutrient deficiencies might be affecting your plants.
• NAWG President Talks Farm Policy
  
  01/25/2012
  NAWG President Wayne Hurst, a wheat farmer from Idaho, provides an audio update from his visit to Washington, D.C.
• The 411 on Cover Crops
  
  01/25/2012
  Learn more about the control of annual ryegrass and cover crop benefits, establishment and management.
• State Crop Insurance Rates
  
  01/25/2012
  See if crop insurance rates are up or down for your state.

Columnists

• Outlook: The Risks of Trying to Outguess the Markets
  
  01/31/2012
  Sooner or later, the profit bubble is going to burst.
• High-Yield Wheat: Tips to Avoid Lodging
  
  01/31/2012
  Lodging can be significantly reduced or almost eliminated using careful crop management techniques.
• In the Shop: Fastener Technology
  
  01/31/2012
  Not all threads carry an equal load.
• Editor's Notebook: The Day Our Lives Changed Forever
  
  01/31/2012
  Farmers and rural America need—and deserve—connectivity that keeps them competitive and up with the times.
• The Bottom Line: Scale Does Not Equal Profit
  
  01/30/2012
  There is little correlation between profitability and the size, type or location of an operation.
• Leave a Legacy: Are You Growing Success?
  
  01/30/2012
  Succession can be a difficult topic to talk about, even for a well-intended senior generation. Try promoting succession planning as an opportunity to grow the operation.
• Guest Commentary: Solutions to Global Issues
  
  01/30/2012
  With 150,000 new mouths to feed every day, the world remains a very hungry place.

Test Plots

• Strategic Placement
  
  01/28/2012
  Farm Journal Test Plots examine starter attachments that bridge the nutrient gap and get corn off to a strong start.

Soybean Navigator

• Bang for Your Buck
  
  01/28/2012
  Apply the right herbicide at the right time to slam the door on resistant weeds and kick up yield.

I Built the Best

• Winners' Circle 2012
  
  01/28/2012
  See the results of this year's “I Built the Best” contest.

Corn Navigator

• Micronutrient Deficiency Detection
  
  01/27/2012
  Step-by-step guide to identify lacking micronutrients.

Departments

• Hurst Talks Farm Policy, Rail, EPA Issues in Washington Visit
  
  01/31/2012
• Wheat Can't Stop Hessian Flies, so Scientists Find Reinforcements
  
  01/31/2012
  Wheat’s genetic resistance to Hessian flies has been failing, but a group of Purdue University and USDA scientists believe that other plants might soon be able to come to the rescue.
• Four New Tillage Tools
  
  01/31/2012
  John Deere expands its 2600 series.
• Power Converter
  
  01/31/2012
  Sukup Manufacturing offers the Single-Phase Centrifugal Dryer. The dryer has a converter that changes single-phase power into three-phase power.
• Larger Payload with Tri-axle
  
  01/31/2012
  Timpte Industries expands its American Ag Series of commodity trailers.
• Budget Cuts Target USDA Offices
  
  01/31/2012
  USDA proposes to consolidate 131 Farm Service Agency offices.
• Farm Bill Work Marches Ahead
  
  01/31/2012
  Farm bill work will start up any day now, with the Senate Ag Committee likely to take the lead.
• Tailgate Talk: Is Your Family the Next Legacy Project Case Study?
  
  01/31/2012
  The Farm Journal Legacy Project is a catalyst for the succession planning process and is devoted to cultivating multigenerational success.
• New Rootworm Protection
  
  01/31/2012
  Syngenta’s Agrisure Duracade uses a new Bt trait to keep rootworms, and resistance, at bay.
• Corn that Fights Drought
  
  01/31/2012
  The first genetically modified corn to combat drought is clearing hurdles.
• Planter Down-Force Monitor
  
  01/31/2012
  The Integra display from Ag Leader Technology will soon feature a planter down-force monitor and control capability.
• Apps for Agriculture
  
  01/31/2012
  Check out these new apps made especially for farmers.
• $100 Ideas: Sprayer Boom Monitor
  
  01/30/2012
  After investing $20 and two hours, Richard Lousberg of Fleming, Colo., can now spray confidently.