Here is this week's drought map. It appears as if the drought in NW Iowa has eased off a bit with the resent moisture as well as some of the other states in our region.
The range of adjuvant options can be confusing but, it comes down to the job you want it to do and the mode of action that will achieve your goal Rightwards arrow https://t.co/mzLA6NjQVM
As we wrap up #Grain#Bin Safety Week, our #FarmFactFriday draws attention to bridging. Grain kernels may stick together in a grain bin, forming a crust. When grain is removed, a hollow can form under the crust, creating a bridge.
This happened last night West of Fairmount ND to a farm family I work with who are very dear friends as well as many of their employees are also. Hoping w/ the power of social media that someone, somewhere knows who did this to them. #agterrorism
If harvest wasn’t challenging enough we got our first dryer bill in the mail. Over $600 in carbon taxes and there’s more to come! Thanks Trudeau! #westcdnag#CarbonTax
Extreme weather has hurt yields for soybean farmers this year, but even those with full silos are having trouble selling their crop. The trade war with China has depressed prices, and frustration is becoming more evident amongst farmers https://t.co/5B95ASaTrU
Lesley Stahl speaks with Land O'Lakes CEO Beth Ford about the challenges facing farmers today, the opportunities technology offers and what it's like to be the only openly gay, female CEO of a Fortune 500 company https://t.co/RmaL9hBWfB
Algorithms & Agriculture: Land O’Lakes CEO Beth Ford says AgTech is key to farmers’ long-term survival. And new technologies are already being utilized on farms across the country https://t.co/XM9o6Sypkz
"That is their Fitbit": Farmers now use activity trackers for their dairy cows, satellite imagery to monitor their fields and can run operations from their smartphones. Lesley Stahl reports on how farms are going high-tech, Sunday https://t.co/pnHKhbojGU