The Basics of Round Hay Baler Maintenance
Your round hay baler is a critical piece of farming equipment, so maintaining it is crucial. Read about the basics of round hay baler maintenance here.
Your round hay baler is a critical piece of farming equipment, so maintaining it is crucial. Read about the basics of round hay baler maintenance here.
This is article one from a two-part series. URBANA — Recent dust storms in Illinois have raised the question of the cause of these events. In the last few years, these dust events have caused fatal accidents among traveling motorists. Another public concern is the drop in air quality during these storms. Some of the emerging questions concerning dust storms include: Has spring weather become windier, leading to storms that coincide with the period when crop fields are most vulnerable […]
I saw a claim on social media that moss absorbs four times more carbon than trees. Social media not being a reliable source of information, I did some research to see what I could find. Moss is indeed a remarkable organism in taking pollution from the air and storing it in the soil. In comparing it to trees, it would depend on the type of moss and the type of tree. The difference is trees, over a lifetime, absorb one […]
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BLOOMINGTON (FarmWeekNow) -- Airplanes, ground rigs, and drones can be seen across the state at this point in the season as corn and soybean crops battle weed and disease pressure. “There are a lot of variables out there right now that everybody is trying to factor in,” FarmWeek CropWatcher Jeff Guilander told the RFD Radio Network. He said they have found mild, yet widespread infestations of tar spot in Jersey County. But since he was able to plant a lot […]
SPRINGFIELD -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is increasing the amount of funding available for the Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program (SMHPP). They expect to issue approximately $62.8 million in pandemic assistance payments to hog producers starting this week. SMHPP assists eligible producers who sold hogs through a spot market sale between April 16 and September 1 of 2020. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) was accepting SMHPP applications earlier this year, with the deadline being April 29, 2022. “In […]
QUINCY -- The Orr Agricultural Center is hosting Agronomy Field Day on Wednesday, July 20 from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Presentation topics include: Red Crown Rot of Soybean: A New Disease to the Region (presentation by Dr. Carl Bradley) Weed Management in Early Planted Soybean (presentation by Logan Miller and Dr. Aaron Hager) Issues with the 2022 Corn and Soybean Crops (presentation by Dr. Emerson Nafziger) An Early Look at Farm Returns and Decisions for 2023 (presentation by Dr. Gary […]