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Monthly Archives: February 2012
‘Tile drainage’ out, ‘water management’ in?
Tile drainage seems to confuse a lot of people outside agriculture. In my experience, some folks use it to describe all field drainage, when in fact it’s a specific type of drainage. I’ve tried to explain to these folks exactly … Continue reading
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It’s the Arctic what?
Agweek readers are a smart bunch, so maybe a lot of you have known for years about the Arctic Oscillation. But I confess that I hadn’t heard of it until this week, even though it can play a big role, … Continue reading
A story that beat the odds
As a farm kid, I was around a few twin calves. Some years ago, as a journalist, I wrote about an area cattleman with a cow that gave birth to triplets. But the possibility of ever writing about quadruplet calves … Continue reading
Always more to learn
People outside of agriculture sometimes seem to think that farming is nothing more than throwing some seed in the ground, coming back a few months later to harvest the crop and selling what you grew. Well, doing those three things … Continue reading
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‘Useless’ degrees? People in ag disagree
Agriculture is the “most useless” degree available to college students, according to a piece published by Yahoo Education, a division of the search engine giant. Degrees in animal science and horticulture are nearly as useless, according to the piece, which … Continue reading
Yeah, it’s definitely hard work
Cattle and beef prices have soared to record highs. Cattle producers say the high prices are overdue, that they’ve suffered many years of poor prices and that raising cattle is hard work. You can read my cover story on the … Continue reading
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Wither the weather?
Yeah, it’s only early February. Area farmers won’t begin planting for at least two more months. But much of the region is in low-level drought, and there’s growing attention to the possibility that the 2012 growing season could be dry. … Continue reading
From too wet to too dry
Many area farmers fought excess moisture for years. Now, after months of dry weather, much of the region is in low-level drought. Conditions could get really dicey late this summer. One weather expert predicts that August and September could be … Continue reading
