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433 articles tagged "Agronomy Tips".
On August 20 at noon Eastern Daylight Time, Franklin County Extension Educator Mary Rodenhuis and I will be presenting a sheep/goat webinar on hay evaluation.
I received a phone call from a shepherd many years ago.
The post-pollination scuttlebutt overheard in coffee shops throughout Indiana during late summer often revolves around the potential for severe stress that might reduce kernel set or kernel size in neighborhood cornfields.
Many professions must invest in tools specific to their trade to be successful. Besides the typical tools of wrenches, screwdrivers, chisels and hammers, what other items or gadgets would be helpful to be a successful forage producer? People Find professionals that are knowledgeable, responsive, and have a passion for forages – Advisors should provide value Build good working relationships BEFORE a problem occurs Your county’s Purdue Agricultural and Natural Resources Extension Educator and Natural Resources Conservation Service office are valuable resources Join organizations that emphasize forages as a learning opportunity Excellent considerations would be the Indiana Forage Council (indianaforage.org) and your livestock interest association(s) Provides an opportunity to network with people of like interests Resource materials that emphasize forages Forage magazines, websites, podcasts, apps, and publications A great value is the Purdue Forage Field Guide (ID-317) A helpful weed control guide is WS-16-W. Order both at edustore.purdue.edu. Purdue Plant and[Read More…]
I was asked to come to a field in early April many years ago by a young producer.
For many hemp growers, things have been calm in the field.
Environmental conditions that exist when forages are ready to be harvested influences the amount of hours that it takes to get to a safe baling moisture.
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are among the common mammal pests of field corn in Indiana.
The “notched leaf edge” symptom in corn is a curious genetic leaf “disorder” that appears in certain hybrid families during periods of rapid development.
