https://www.agweb.com/article/cdc-releases-checklist-creating-covid-19-control-plan-farms The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this week published a checklist for agricultural employers to use to prevent and slow the spread of COVID-19. The checklist, developed by the CDC and the U.S. Department of Labor assists employers with applying specific preparation, prevention and management measures on their operation. The checklist is broken into five sections: • Section 1: Assessment • Section 2: Control Plan based on the Hierarchy of Controls » Continue reading
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Insect Pressure Rises
ROCKVILLE, Md. (DTN) — As June starts to melt into July, summer insects’ favorite buffets are in season: fields of growing crops. Soybean fields appear to be at the top of the menu this month, with a growing number of agronomists and farmers reporting sightings of soybean gall midge, thistle caterpillars and Japanese beetles in soybean fields in the past week. SOYBEAN GALL MIDGE Soybean gall midge is a relatively new insect that has been Continue reading
Livestock Losses Add Up Midwest Livestock Industry Hit Hard from Blizzard, Floods 3/25/2019 | 6:00 PM CDT
https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/livestock/article/2019/03/25/midwest-livestock-industry-hit-hard
DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends Mixed Moves in Retail Fertilizer Prices 3/27/2019 | 8:37 AM CDT
By Russ Quinn, DTN Staff Reporter Original Article can be found here: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/crops/article/2019/03/27/mixed-moves-retail-fertilizer-prices-2 OMAHA (DTN) — Retail fertilizer price movement continued to be mixed the third week of March 2019, according to retailers surveyed by DTN. This marked the fourth week in a row in which at least some prices declined. Prices for half of the eight major fertilizers were slightly lower compared to last month. DAP had an average price of $509 per ton, Continue reading
Listen to the Land – 11 Farm Ugly 3/25/2019 | 10:25 AM CDT
By Elton Robinson Progressive Farmer Contributing Editor Original article can be found here: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/business-inputs/article/2019/03/21/farm-ugly Robby Bevis didn’t decide to chuck his farm-management plan and get closer to nature on a whim. It took some convincing by friends and finally a commitment to let plants and biology tell him how to manage the crop. The transformation began back in 2012, when former college friends working with the Natural Resources Conservation Service started telling Bevis about the Continue reading
ISU updates crop pest management publications
Original Post Here: https://www.farmprogress.com/crops/isu-updates-crop-pest-management-publications As 2018 was winding down, Iowa State University Extension specialists were gearing up, publishing eight pest management guides for the 2019 growing season. Several of these guides are downloadable, for free, from the ISU Extension Store. The materials can help you establish a balanced integrated pest management strategy for all your weed, insect and disease pests. The guides include the following: • Iowa Crop Performance Tests – Corn 2018 (CROP 3148) Continue reading
No end in sight for dairy farmer struggling with loan issue
Original Article: https://www.farmprogress.com/farm-policy/no-end-sight-dairy-farmer-struggling-loan-issue The impact of the government shutdown is real for Reynoldsville, Pa., dairy farmer Bill Smith. He was having problems with his local USDA Farm Service Agency long before the shutdown, but his situation has gotten worse since the shutdown began. Smith is the fifth generation on his dairy farm, which is located along Interstate 80. He has a milking herd of 120 registered Holsteins and prides himself in showing cattle, including Continue reading
5 Stories not to miss: Ag economy, manure application and soil health
Original Article found Here: https://www.farmprogress.com/soil-health/5-stories-not-miss-ag-economy-manure-application-and-soil-health Kristy Foster Seachrist 1 | Jan 18, 2019
Helping beginning farmers find land Farmland Access Bootcamp will be Feb. 9 in central Iowa.
Original Article Here: https://www.farmprogress.com/farm-operations/helping-beginning-farmers-find-land Finding land to farm can be an enormous stumbling block for new farmers. But you can get a leg up on your search by attending a one-day course. Part of a multiyear project led by Minnesota-based Renewing the Countryside, in partnership with Practical Farmers of Iowa and other regional organizations, the Farmland Access Bootcamp will provide beginning farmers with a comprehensive overview of land access strategies, tools and resources, and Continue reading
USDA NEWS – 4/3/18
USDA Reopens Enrollment for Improved Dairy Safety Net Tool Release No. 0042.18 Contact: Justin Fritscher, (202) 720-5776 WASHINGTON, April 3, 2018— U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue is encouraging dairy producers to consider enrolling in the new and improved Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy), which will provide better protections for dairy producers from shifting milk and feed prices. With changes authorized under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Continue reading