The country’s farmers and ranchers have been making improvements to their operations, their land and their livestock for generations, and a new era of challenges requires new ideas. Rising production costs, volatile markets and extreme weather events are forcing producers to look for ways to mitigate risk and improve profitability.
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As a founding partner in Trust In Beef, Drovers is dedicated to supporting in-person platforms to help producers share their challenges and successes, learn from other producers and provide technical and financial resources needed to try new things.
A Sept. 8 Farmer-Led Field Day in McCool Junction, Neb., will explore drought management strategies for moisture retention, tips for integrating cattle into row crop operations, and polycropping systems with area producers. Hosted by Hank McGowan on his farm, other presenters will include Jordan Uldrich of Uldrich Farms in Fairmont, Cattleman Scott Heinemann of Winside, and Jimmy Emmons, regenerative rancher in Oklahoma. Emmons leads Trust In Beef and will be giving a lunchtime talk on the unprecedented funding and technical support available to farmers and ranchers for voluntary cost-share programs.
“What’s great about what Hank [McGowan] is doing on his farm is not just the yield enhancements he’s seen from introducing cover forages and cattle on his operation, but also the reduction in fertilizer costs he’s enjoyed as a result of more organic matter and nutrient retention,” Emmons says. “Even three years into a significant drought, he’s seeing positive results in an area where many are skeptical.”
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