How to properly defrost your turkey

It’s officially the holidays. For many, that means large gatherings that are centered around food. If you’re preparing a turkey for Thanksgiving this week, Kenneth King with the USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service has a few reminders to make sure you’re thawing your bird correctly. AUDIO: Healthy Living on turkey defrost times The post How…… Continue Reading

A range of temperatures across the Heartland; weather generally seasonal

Across the Corn Belt, a weak cold front is resulting in widespread cloudiness and patchy precipitation, with any snow largely limited to the upper Great Lakes region.  With most Midwestern harvest activities complete, producers are turning their attention to farm maintenance and off-season fieldwork, including tillage and fertilizer applications. On the Plains, lingering warmth is…… Continue Reading

The benefits from cover crops go beyond conserving soil and water

A multi-state multi-year study just began to learn about how alfalfa, corn and cover crops can work together, and how some cover crops generate their own weed-fighting chemicals.  Marta Moura Kohmann with the University of Wisconsin has more about the new study next on today’s Managing for Profit. The post The benefits from cover crops…… Continue Reading

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