Land costs put pressure on mob grazing
Mob grazing — heavy stocking on small paddocks of forage — intrigues livestock producers. Promised benefits of increased soil organic matter, even distribution of manure, and more diverse forage...
View ArticleCover crop questions
Southeast Iowa farmer Tim Sieren and his family run a small, diversified farm raising corn, soybeans, hogs, cattle and small grains. He added cereal rye into the cropping system as an additional...
View ArticleTips on long-term grain storage
With a record crop and low prices, some farmers will need to store corn beyond July this year. “The 2015 corn crop had excellent quality and should store exceptionally well, if you manage the stored...
View ArticleFine-tune your tillage plan
Before setting out to till fields black after harvesting corn and soybeans this fall, you should think ahead about making the best seedbed for planting next spring, advises Kevin Kimberley. By DAN...
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Farm Progress America, June 18, 2019
Max Armstrong shares some history of custom harvesting Max Armstrong talks about custom harvesting and the work that’s started for the U.S. wheat crop. Max tells the story of workers who usually start...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, June 18, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about interest rates, wheat harvest and a warehouse collapse. What will the fed do with interest rates? The case for cutting them is stronger now than this spring.The wheat harvest...
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Cattle performance should not be a fourth-quarter game
Planning and preparation can help you get the right kind of cattle and supplement them at the critical times. Pregnant cows with 5-month-old calves at their side do not have to perform real well in...
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Technologies combat too-wet, too-dry alfalfa hay challenges
Equipment exists to help hay producers who have too much moisture or too little. By Bruce DerksenAlfalfa growers across North America face challenges from different ends of the ecological spectrum.In...
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Farm Progress America, June 19, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about the importance of sustainability to the beef industry Max Armstrong shares insight on a group – the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef. The group’s leader wrote recently in...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, June 19, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about coal plants, credit conditions, graffiti on a memorial, a rain out game, and a long-operated fire hall. The Trump administration is bringing back coal plants, and the EPA...
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Fake meat is the new kid on the stupid block
Our society keeps falling for bad fads, and the craze over fake meat is really just one more counterproductive whim. To say I have disdain for fake meat products would be a significant...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, June 20, 2019
Max Armstrong looks at the challenge California farmers face as the state takes land for a troubled bullet train project Max Armstrong shares concerns of Central Valley California farmers who have...
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Mexican Senate ratifies USMCA
Lawmakers voted 114-4 to approve the new NAFTA By Nacha CattanMexico’s Senate ratified a North American trade deal with the U.S. and Canada, becoming the first to do so amid a truce reached with...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, June 20, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about high water on the Great Lakes, a possible prison sentence for DWI, living to tell about a grain entrapment and the movie Jaws. Experts gathered to answer questions about...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, June 20, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about heavy truck traffic, a grain bin accident survivor, Larry Bird's home and lemonade stands. There are so many places where truck traffic is heavy. Yesterday there was a fiery...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, June 21, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about summer, train vs. car accidents, aerial seeding, a pipeline expansion and the cost of a wedding. Today is officially the first day of summer, although it may not quite feel...
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Would creep feeding pay this year?
Lightweight calves keep showing positive value of gain, but cost of gain could offset it or the markets could change. It is the time of year some may consider feeding creep. So I’m going to take a...
View ArticleWell-timed deworming best value
Deworming your cow herd might be compared to carpet bombing vs. laser-guided bombing. Well-timed deworming best valueBy ALAN NEWPORTDeworming your cow herd might be compared to carpet bombing vs....
View Article‘Brush sculpting’ allows quail and cattle to coexist
The tendency of many beef producers fighting brush is to clear it all off — but that may not be a wise move. ‘Brush sculpting’ allows quail and cattle to coexistBy LYNN BETTSThe tendency of many beef...
View ArticleProject looks at social values of removing brush
A study in central Texas is proving the social value of brush control on rangeland. Project looks at social values of removing brushBy ALAN NEWPORTA study in central Texas is proving the social value...
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