Farm Business - General
Tom and Kerry Dull saw a void in their Indiana community when it came to Christmas trees. In 1985, the couple planted their first batch of trees, and today they host thousands of families on their farm every year.
Certain planting decisions in 2019 were extremely costly. From planting date to planting depth, one agronomist says certain planting decisions can cost producers more than $200 per acre.
Prevented planting decisions are always difficult, but market and policy dynamics make 2019 decisions even more difficult.
Success at planting requires preparedness in three categories: inputs, equipment and workforce.
Before all this noise influences your decisions, dive into your numbers. We need look at some of the potential challenges if we shift too aggressively over to more corn acres.
There are always variances in yield and moisture across crop fields. This is due to topography, soil type and other management factors. However, this year wide spreads in moisture content will present challenges.
An Iowa State University extension specialist fears the drought and derecho damage could linger into spring if farmers don’t create a game plan this fall. Mark Licht has several tips to prevent costly damage this spring.
A key piece of Ohio State University’s extension is helping farmers’ improve productivity. That includes large-scale research with efields, digging into everything from high-speed planting to questions about compaction.
The first two of 16 U.S. Crop Watch fields were harvested last week, though for the most part, the producers report that harvest activity has been on the lighter side and will likely ramp up in the coming days.
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