by grassdmin8 | Oct 13, 2012 | News & Articles
October 13, 2012 By: San Angelo Standard Times; Steve Sturtz, San Angelo Standard-Times (Texas) SAN ANGELO, Texas – The 2011 drought and wildfires, 2012 sporadic weather, high feed prices and higher than usual livestock markets have livestock producers facing...
by grassdmin8 | Oct 11, 2012 | News & Articles
Purdue Agricultural News – Amanda Gee – October 11, 2012 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Farmers should consider the short- and long-term effects of fall tillage on their fields and not just the effects of the drought on this year’s crop, a Purdue...
by grassdmin8 | Oct 8, 2012 | News & Articles
Southeast Farm Press – Roy Robertson – October 8, 2012 Most Americans think of Vietnam as the under-developed, small Southeast Asia country that fought France and later the U.S. to a standstill now four decades ago. However, modern Vietnam is one of...
by grassdmin8 | Oct 4, 2012 | News & Articles
October 4, 2012 By Keith Robinson, Purdue University After an extremely hot and dry summer, farmers and others might be wondering what kind of weather they can expect for the fall and coming winter. A variable temperature and precipitation pattern is developing this...
by grassdmin8 | Sep 27, 2012 | News & Articles
Sep. 27, 2012 Jerett Rion, University of Missouri In a recent survey published by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), officials reported that more than one-third of U.S. farmers are 65 years old or older, and half of current farmers plan to retire in...
