Harvest
Weigh the pros and cons, upfront costs and production flexibility of each storage option.
Grain shipments on some railroads could stop as early as Wednesday, two days ahead of a possible rail strike. A rail stoppage is growing more likely as the country’s main rail unions remain at odds with rail companies.
Widespread railroad disruptions could choke supplies of food and fuel, spawn transportation chaos, stoke inflation and cause $2 billion per day in lost economic output.
“In late summer, your harvest team should perform preventive maintenance on everything needed for harvest,” says Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie.
Farm Journal Test Plot data shows an earlier harvest can reap up to 15 bu.
A potential stoppage on the nation’s railways this fall is spurring concern, even after President Biden signed an executive order Sunday to keep U.S. rail traffic on track and the collective bargaining process going.
UNL researchers found that planting, harvest and calving season shave off 28 minutes of a farmer’s sleep each night, while fewer than 7.5 hours increases their risk of injury by 61%.
Arm mangled inside a hay baler, Doug Bichler fought a gruesome battle for life, determined to escape the machine at all costs.
CLAAS unveiled the industry’s first fully suspended half-track tractor—the AXION 900 TERRA TRAC (TT)—on Tuesday, in which the front axle is wheeled while the back of the tractor features a suspended rubber track.
“The answer to these questions is yes, maybe, sorta,” he says. “One of the things we do know is healthy plants handle stress better than unhealthy plants.”