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Research farm director welcomes next generation of ag
4+ hour, 14+ min ago (116+ words) Aaron Brandt works as director of the University of Missouri's Fisher Delta Research, Extension and Education Center at Portageville, Missouri, in southeast Missouri's Bootheel region. University researchers continue to study virtual fence in different grazing systems, and some farmers and…...
Dairy era ends in sadness
10+ hour, 9+ min ago (214+ words) MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, Australia " For the past 48 years the Kelly family has proudly run a dairy farm near Melbourne, pursuing their dreams of milking cows. But the city creeped ever closer to their doorstep each day. With 20 years experience behind him,…...
Kansas State University economist warns of fuel, fertilizer price shock for farmers
23+ hour, 59+ min ago (142+ words) Ag Update Be the first to know Take advantage of these E-edition PLUS unlimited articles & videos Hundreds of games, puzzles & comics online Javascript is required to use this website. Gregg Ibendahl, an agriculture economist at Kansas State University, says rapidly…...
Lifelong cowboy continues team roping career at 87
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (192+ words) Jim Alworth was destined to be a cowboy. Growing up and living in the Sandhills of Nebraska most of his life, he has been a rancher, rodeo cowboy, horse trainer, team roping producer and competitor, and pick up man. He…...
Organic info, training offered
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (380+ words) Jason Maloney from Washburn in northern Wisconsin lives between Lake Superior and the orchards and farms of Bayfield County. The retired soldier and educator grew up on a family farm in Marinette County. LUCK, Wis. " There was a time when…...
EPA allows summer sales of E15 gasoline
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (99+ words) University researchers continue to study virtual fence in different grazing systems, and some farmers and ranchers are beginning to use the te" At the beginning of March, 13 Illinois Farm Bureau members traveled to Mexico City as part of a market…...
Upside Robotics builds robots with sensors to fertilize cornfields in tiny doses
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (124+ words) Ag Update Be the first to know Take advantage of these E-edition PLUS unlimited articles & videos Hundreds of games, puzzles & comics online Javascript is required to use this website. Upside Robotics designed robots in to do tiny split applications on…...
Farm visits run the gamut from Kenya to the Netherlands
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (612+ words) Greetings from the Netherlands! Before we get into the Netherlands, I'm going to finish up with observations from Kenya as the Nuffield Scholars group flew out from there last Thursday evening. Kenya will definitely go down as a highlight, between…...
Iowa Teacher of the Year's farm roots run deep
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (208+ words) While Melanie Bloom is an ag teacher, not a math teacher, there's a ratio she keeps top of mind at Sioux Central High School, 5 to 1. Darcy Maulsby is a fifth-generation farmer from Lake City, Iowa, as well as a writer,…...
Feathers become unique art
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (421+ words) MINDORO, Wis. " An old saying is that if something looks like a turkey and gobbles like a turkey, it's a turkey. But instead it could be Jeff Fredrick, Wisconsin's 12-time turkey-calling champion. He's won numerous awards including at the national…...