AgDay
Hosted by Haley Bickelhaupt, AgDay provides the nation’s farmers and ranchers with the latest news, weather and business headlines, and features the people and places unique to the industry and small-town America.
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As the bullies of the plant world, weeds cost you time, money and energy. You need a comprehensive weed management plan that includes all the tools at your disposal.
Secretary Vilsack hinted there is a new trade position to be filled at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Senate Agriculture Committee advances the nomination of Tom Vilsack as USDA Secretary to the full Senate.
Once again, state government officials have admitted to surveilling private citizens with a no-warrant trail camera. How many no-warrant government cameras are active on private land?
According to Secretary Vilsack, these efforts will “increase the competitive advantage of U.S. agriculture both domestically and internationally,” while building wealth in rural America.
The bull-run on Iowa farmland sales continues to play out in August. Less than two weeks after a farm ground sold for $19,000 per acre in Iowa, a new record sale was posted in Iowa Friday of $22,600 per acre.
Search traffic for used skid steers at MachineryPete.com jumped 80% in fourth quarter 2017 versus the previous quarter and 62.6% compared with fourth quarter 2016.
Mondays on AgDay mean Machinery Pete.
The next time you change or clean engine air filters in ag machinery, take time to examine the inside of the air filter housing on the “clean” side of the filter.
When dealing with hay crops, it is especially important to take safety precautions, considering that hay crops are typically grown on rough, steep or other ground unsuitable for row crops.