Farm News
Stocked, visible first aid kit vital to farm safety
With health care settings busy and, in some cases, overwhelmed with COVID-19 cases in the upper Midwest, many people are opting to handle minor illnesses and injuries at home.
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Research aims to clean ag drainage water
URBANA, Ill. — Dissolved nitrate in Midwestern agricultural drainage water is a major contributing factor in downstream water pollution, including feeding the algae that cause the so-called dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico. Saturated buffers and denitrifying bioreactors are…
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Low-quality land values in Iowa boosted by COVID
Low interest rates and high government payments helped push Iowa farmland values up by 1.7% this past year to an average of $7,559 per acre, according to the Iowa Land Values Survey conducted by Iowa State University.
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Repairs in Missouri ongoing after 2019 flood
ROCK PORT, Mo. — Historic flooding along the Missouri River in 2019 has left many still repairing damage this fall.
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Northeast manufacturing club students create new take on classic board game
Students in the Hawks Mfg. Club at Northeast Community College have modernized a board game whose roots can be traced back to 3,000 B.C. Club members have used equipment in the program’s lab in the College’s Applied Technology building to…
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Dairy Business Association sets Dairy Strong speakers, programs
Conference looks forward through innovation, sustainability
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Pork Industry beefs up security with new disease tracking tool
A new software-based security tool is providing near real-time health and movement status, for the swine industry, allowing pork producers to respond quickly and isolate pigs in the case of a disease outbreak.
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Farm Bureau leader lays out priorities for Biden administration
Zippy Duvall is the president of the American Farm Bureau Federation. Duvall is a farmer from Georgia, where his family has a 400-head beef cow herd and raises broilers.
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Variable precip, derecho mark 2020 weather
Although perhaps not as challenging as 2019, the 2020 Illinois growing season weather was remarkable. From late spring and early fall freezes, to wet-dry-wet swings, to drought that visited most of the state, and even a derecho, in this article…
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Rural Illinois churches react to COVID challenges
COVID-19 has dramatically changed the way rural residents of Illinois worship. And while the pandemic will someday be in the rear view mirror, many changes will remain. Some may even be positive.
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Iowa churches find community amid COVID closures
For those who are religious, few things are more important than the idea of gathering in prayer and song. But the realities of the COVID-19 pandemic that has swept through processing plants, schools and restaurants have also been felt in…
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At rural hospitals, weary doctors treat friends, family
MEMPHIS, Mo. (AP) — As Dr. Shane Wilson makes the rounds at the tiny, 25-bed hospital in rural northeastern Missouri, many of his movements are familiar in an age of coronavirus. Masks and gloves. Zippered plastic walls between hallways. Hand…
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Pandemic opens doors for direct sale businesses
TABOR, Iowa — Just about a year ago, Justin and Jamie Ewalt were putting together a plan that carried both risk and reward.
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Ups and downs for home-based food producers
Carla Jaquet saw sales of her cottage food products, including jams and pickles, sweeten this summer.
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Dicamba challenges ongoing as 2021 season nears
While plans are being made for the 2021 growing season, dicamba is expected to be part of the weed control process for many farmers across the Midwest.
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Stimulus situation will affect 2021 ag outlook
At the virtual University of Missouri Crop Management Conference, MU ag economist Scott Brown talked about the market and policy drivers for corn and soybean economics in 2021.
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Producers prep feedlots for winter chill
Mild late-autumn weather provides the perfect opportunity for preparing feedlots for winter.
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Soybean yields within five-year average range
In general, soybean yields in Illinois were on par with the five-year average.
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