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Cover Crops for Prevented Plant Acres

ST. PAUL, Minn. —T he snowy, rainy spring of 2013 has left many farmers making the decision to put some, or all, of their acres into the prevented plant insurance...

farm / extension Tue, Jun 04, 2013 - 2:13pm

Choosing ACRE or DCP: The view in late May

Earlier this month, the choice between the safety net programs – Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program and the Direct and Countercyclical Program (DCP) – seemed to be tilting toward...

farm / extension Tue, May 28, 2013 - 12:43pm

U of M Extension launches websites for forage shortage, late planting issues

ST. PAUL -- University of Minnesota Extension has educational resources available for those with questions related to a continuing forage shortage and late planting issues. Reports of winter injury and...

farm / extension Wed, May 22, 2013 - 10:54am

Understanding marketing in years with late planting and prevented planting

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The potential of reduced production due to delayed planting in 2013 because of the cold, wet start to the growing season could result in additional challenges...

farm / extension Thu, May 02, 2013 - 9:24am

New U of M Commodity Challenge ready for action

ST. PAUL, Minn. —bCommodity Challenge, an online grain trading game, has been redesigned and relaunched by a University of Minnesota Extension economist at the University’s Center for Farm Financial Management...

farm / extension Tue, Apr 23, 2013 - 2:06pm

Anticipated corn planting dates still in range for high yield expectations

Weather conditions are delaying the onset of corn planting, but wide fluctuations in corn planting progress are not uncommon in Minnesota. By the end of April, about 50 percent or...

farm / extension Fri, Apr 12, 2013 - 4:54pm

Resolving the inverse: Drought and normal crop scenarios

ST. PAUL, Minn. —The drought of 2012 was an extraordinary event, and extraordinary events create extraordinary circumstances. With planting just weeks away, corn and soybean prices are displaying extraordinary inverses...

farm / extension Mon, Apr 01, 2013 - 10:30am

Alfalfa-corn rotation increases yield and reduces nitrogen fertilizer needs

Farmers usually enjoy a yield boost when corn is planted following an alfalfa crop. The major reasons: reduced pest and disease pressure, better soil structure that enhances root growth and...

farm / extension Mon, Feb 18, 2013 - 2:36pm

Alfalfa-corn rotation increases yield and reduces nitrogen fertilizer needs

Farmers usually enjoy a yield boost when corn is planted following an alfalfa crop. The major reasons: reduced pest and disease pressure, better soil structure that enhances root growth and...

farm / extension Mon, Feb 04, 2013 - 3:50pm

Climate outlooks indicate moisture, but drought isn't over yet

Although much of Minnesota is still in severe to extreme drought, University of Minnesota Extension climatologist Mark Seeley says the outlook shows a different story for late winter all the...

farm / extension Mon, Feb 04, 2013 - 3:39pm

Finding the potential availability of manure phosphorus in soil

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Manure has been used as a nutrient source for crop production for many centuries. However, only in the last few decades have we started to fully...

farm / extension Thu, Jan 24, 2013 - 2:04pm

Growing Green: Must Have Garden Tools

Now that the busy-ness of the holidays are behind us and the New Year is under way, it's time to start planning for this year's garden. Before selecting seeds, perennials...

extension Wed, Jan 16, 2013 - 4:06am

Farmland prices on the rise

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- As farmland prices around the state of Minnesota have continued to increase over the past 20 years, it has left many farmers wondering if and when...

farm / agriculture / extension Tue, Jan 08, 2013 - 1:04pm

Growing Green: Minnesota Natives: Ferns

Since more and more people are expressing interest in ecofriendly gardening, I thought I'd share some hardy, native Minnesota plants that require minimal care and add texture and color to...

opinion / extension Mon, Jan 07, 2013 - 7:21am

Growing Green: Successful Seed Starting

Now that winter is upon us, I love to sit snuggled in a cozy chair with my seed catalogs and pick out the plants I will include in my garden...

extension Mon, Dec 31, 2012 - 4:19am

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