Fertilizer prices continue to rise
"Fertilizer costs are six times as high as they were six years ago," said David Asbridge, of Doane Advisory Services. By Jennifer Bremer Fertilizer costs have continually pushed up year after year--an increase farmers have come to expect.
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Fertilizer, crop production coffee shop meetings
Kansas Central Kansas Extension District will host two coffee shop meetings with a focus on fertilizer use and crop production issues. Meetings will be held Jan. 21 at the Mentor, KS Fire Station at 10:00 a.m. and again at the Ottawa County Courthouse meeting room in Minneapolis, KS at 1:30 a.m.
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Fifth annual Ark Valley Farm/Ranch/Water Symposium and Trade Show coming Feb. 5
Colorado Mark your calendar for the fifth annual Arkansas Valley Farm/Ranch/Water Symposium and Trade Show, scheduled for Feb. 5, in Rocky Ford, Colo. This year's topics include the new farm bill, biodiesel from oil seed crops, and carbon sequestration.
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Farmers will discover bright horizons at Commodity Classic
Corn, soybean, wheat and sorghum growers who attend the 14th Annual Commodity Classic, Feb. 26 to 28, in Grapevine, Texas, will "discover bright horizons." Through valuable educational sessions, growers will learn how to improve farm efficiency and profitability from respected industry leaders. "Producers will have many opportunities to learn the best methods for improving productivity on their farms in addition to learning about new ...
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Farm equipment auction a reflection of economy
MEAD, Colo. (AP)--Warren McDonald stood in the Platinum Lounge at Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers on Dec. 12 and shrugged as he watched the Caterpillar road grader he brought sell for $162,500. "For the day, I don't think it's bad, but for the year, it's horrible," said McDonald, wearing a white cowboy hat and a Carhartt jacket.
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Extension offers beef profitability workshops in January, February
Nebraska How a beef operation is managed can make a significant difference in how profitable it is. With so many variables to consider, such as feed and fuel costs and up-and-down markets, managing profitability and maintaining a healthy bottom line can present an ongoing challenge.
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Ericson cattle sales report
The Ericson Spalding Livestock Auction, Ericson, Neb., Jan. 10, reported receipts of 4,500 head, according to the USDA-Nebraska Department of Agriculture Market News, Kearney, Neb. Low receipts from the previous sale, and the passage of the calendar year, both made a trend difficult to establish. However, since the start of the new year, all classes and weights have advanced between $5 and $10. Sharp increases were noted on good quality, black-hided calves, that ...
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Empowering, energizing youth a key NCBA accomplishment in 2008
Programs established to get next generation more involved in cattle industry Young cattlemen and women were motivated by the National Cattlemen's Beef Association to get more involved in the cattle industry this year, according to the organization's outgoing president. Andy Groseta, a producer from Cottonwood, Ariz., says the organization saw the need for bringing young people closer to the action and giving them more of a say ...
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Easement placed in Unita County on Black's Fork River Ranch
Total acreage under easement with ag land trust surpasses 100,000 acres Wyoming The Wyoming Stock Growers Agricultural Land Trust recently placed a conservation easement on Black's Fork River Ranch near Evanston.
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Earth Kind Rose with two names
By Tara McKnight Texas AgriLife Extension agent, horticulture, Wichita County Here is another Earth Kind rose for you to consider for your landscape.
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Earth Kind rose Else Poulsen
By Tara McKnight Texas AgriLife Extension Service agent, horticulture, Wichita County Here is another Earth Kind rose for you to consider for your landscape. Earth Kind Roses have been through rigorous statewide testing and evaluation by a team of horticultural experts and found to possess a high level of landscape performance and outstanding disease and insect tolerance/resistance required to for this special designation.
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Dune and dirty: Hurricane teaches lessons through ecosystem research
Texsa Dr. Rusty Feagin was managing several ecosystem research projects on Galveston Island when the 2008 hurricane season began. Then he got an unexpected visit from a research assistant named Ike.
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Do you need to hire a nanny?
In November, I spent a tremendous day at the Oklahoma Farm Bureau convention in Oklahoma City. I had forgotten about this trip until a week or so ago when Monte Tucker, my friend from Sunny Point, Okla., reminded me that after my speech I was referred to as "that goat farmer from Nebraska." At first it hit me a little strange--a goat farmer?
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