From tractors and balers to cultivation equipment the focus is making farmers and ranchers more efficient. Cort Morris product manager with Kubota says the company’s new high capacity, dual chamber square baler addresses one of the biggest issues facing agriculture – labor. “This machine will do the job of two balers,” he says. “So now you have […]
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An organic grain farmer says the sector is also being strained by the challenging ag economy. Fourth-generation farmer Mark Vollmar tells
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A graduate student at the University of Illinois says ongoing research shows utilizing a cereal rye cover crop to supplement cattle
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It’s sign-up season for the Conservation Reserve Programs. The USDA is accepting offers for Continuous CRP between February 12th and March
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