Farmers helping farmers

Photo by Brownfield’s Erin Anderson. A Hamilton county farmer says a soil health mentor program is working to increase adoption of conservation practices.  Rodney Rulon says Farm Advisors is connecting seasoned farmers with those who are just getting started. “We were successful because we had somebody that had poured into us and helped us when we had trouble,”…… Continue Reading

Industry anxiously awaits Cattle Inventory numbers from USDA

The January Cattle Inventory report from the UDSA will be the first time in a year that the industry has had official data that will help determine if the nation’s cattle herd is growing.  The total inventory includes the number of beef cows, milk cows, bulls, replacement heifers, other steers and heifers, and the number…… Continue Reading

Path to reduced tillage begins at harvest

An extension educator says the journey to reducing tillage begins at harvest. Jodi DeJong-Hughes is with the University of Minnesota. “Less tillage or no-till does not mean you don’t do any prep work. It starts off with the combine, you have to have a combine that spreads out the chaff all the way across the…… Continue Reading

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