| In the September 28,
2009, Issue: |
| By John Pocock, Corn & Soybean
Digest |
Agriculture ranks third by industry as the most dangerous
occupation, behind only construction and transportation-warehousing,
according to statistics released last month by the U.S. Department of
Labor (DOL). More than 300 crop farmers died from work-related accidents
last year – nearly double the number of miners who died, reports the
DOL’s Bureau of Labor Statistics in preliminary data from its annual
Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.
The bottom line is that raising a crop is dangerous and corn farmers
need to be especially safety conscious this time of year, says Bob
Aherin, Extension agricultural safety specialist, University of Illinois
(U of I). |
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| By Mark Moore, Corn & Soybean
Digest |
Boosting corn yields doesn't always result from doing just
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And while no one can control the weather, management decisions are
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| By Larry Stalcup, Farm Industry
News |
Whether you're overflowing with corn or beans in Iowa, wheat
in Kansas or sorghum on the South Plains of Texas, heavy-duty plastic
bags loaded right off the combine for indefinite storage can add storage
capacity to your farm.
Users of the Flexi-Grain storage system from Richiger are meeting
emergency needs for instant storage space. They're able to keep those
$300,000+ combines running and not sitting in the field waiting for a
truck to unload a grain cart. And they're not facing pressure to sell
grain at harvest when prices are normally at their lowest. They're also
able to save truck fuel by reducing the number of grain hauls to the
elevator or a central on-farm bin. |
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| Source: K-State Research and
Extension |
This year, 2009, will be remembered for many events, but for
Kansas State (K-State) University scientist Freddie Lamm, it also
signaled 20 years of research in subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) for
crops grown in western Kansas.
Lamm, a research irrigation engineer with K-State Research and
Extension, has worked with K-State colleagues around the state to study
the pros and cons of irrigating crops by burying pipe several inches
below the surface of the soil and releasing water that goes more
directly to roots than alternative irrigation methods
allow. |
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| By Jodi DeJong-Hughes, University of Minnesota
Extension |
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The best way to manage soil compaction is to prevent it from
happening. The old adage of “stay off the field until it’s fit to
work” still applies. However, the possible severe economic
repercussions of delaying field operations may outweigh compaction
damage or loss. |
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| Source: K-State Research and
Extension |
Maybe it´s human nature - but people have always looked for
signs and portents of what the weather will be like in the upcoming
season.
Reports have it that the latest Farmer’s Almanac is predicting
a severe winter, says Mary Knapp, climatologist for Kansas. But the
Climate Prediction Center outlook has the odds tilted towards a milder
than normal winter in Kansas. |
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| Source: Corn & Soybean Digest |
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