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Global hunger initiative focuses on agriculture
Rock River Laboratory, Inc. announces the opening of the company’s newest feed analysis laboratory location in Wooster, Ohio.
The tighter we program herd diets, the more important is the information on which feed programs are based.
Rooted in the millennial old concept of bartering is a new formula for success—trading custom work.
With recent updates and emerging partnerships, John Deere operators are one step closer to fully integrated and wireless data transfer from the field.
If you want to avoid on-farm accidents, here are a few ways to promote health and safety in your operation.
Introduced by Sustainable Technologies, the VariSun Controller uses captured sunlight to power irrigation pumps.
Debates about food and fuel are often framed in absolutes: Corn is either for ethanol or for livestock feed.
Simply achieving “sustainability” is not good enough. We must have the research, technology and production practices to go beyond sustainability.
But it’s still a volatile weather market for dairy producers who rely on purchased hay.
Four areas where you can make improvements.
Clear, basic communication is required when managing labor that grew up in another culture and language.
The revised I-9 compliance form went into effect May 7, 2013.
Do you have a safety policy for your farm?
Though agriculture has become increasingly volatile during the last decade and risk management has never been more critical to farm and ranch sustainability, farmers are lucky.
Success is powered by three things: know-how, reputation and a network of contacts.
Experts offer insight to help create a positive work environment.
Most farmers think about employee bonuses only at the end of the year, but experts recommend considering an incentive program that drives results throughout the year.
Dried distillers’ grains are familiar to livestock producers, who use them as feed. But an Alaska brewer has figured out a way to use them to make more beer.
Georgia wants more water. Here’s how they want to get it.
What if you could stretch your corn supplies a bit further?
When forage supplies are tight, emergency crops provide an opportunity to bridge the gap.
When forage supplies are tight, emergency crops provide an opportunity to bridge the gap.
No. 1 on the list is what all quality silage should have.
Virginia Tech researchers generate energy in a new way from a fuel source that’s 13 billion years old.
Released in April 2013, the 25x'25 Adaptation Work Group’s report presents a variety of pathways for building resilience to climate change.
It’s easy for dairy producers to hone in on expenses during tough economic times and overlook the larger profitability picture.
The Executive Women in Agriculture team will host a free webinar Sept. 13 to help farm owners and operators reduce their legal risks and improve their culture.
Poor growing condition this past spring, winterkill and last year’s drought all lead to huge forage challenges for dairies.
Increasing milk fat production through improved nutrition may boost your milk check, but too many dairies still leave this opportunity on the table.
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