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December 12 - Here's an academic description of the research project at Texas A&M University involving tracer pellets for grain.
December 11 - Dakota Grills, LLC is based in Lake Preston, SD.
December 10 - The USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) offers a basic outline for putting in a windbreak. While you're on the NRCS site, you can run a search on "windbreak" and learn more.
December 8/9 - The National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, CO, is conducting research for the U.S. Department of Energy on the viability of using ethanol blend rates higher than 10% in gasoline.
December 4/5 - Peter Matthewman is president of Performance Plants, Inc., headquartered in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The company also has a research facility in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
December 1/2/3 - Neil Harl is an emeritus professor of economics at Iowa State University, where he was also the former director of the Center for International Agricultural Finance. He also holds the title of Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor in Agriculture and now spends time speaking and writing.
November 26/27/28 - Read Dan Looker's column on Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) from the October issue of Successful Farming magazine.
November 24/25 - Pioneer Hi-Bred International's version of refuge-in-a-bag technology is called Optimum AcreMax 1.
November 21 - Danielle "Dani" Bellmer is an associate professor at Oklahoma State University and on the staff at the Food and Agricultural Products Center at OSU. Read more about the research there on creating ethanol from sweet sorghum, including a slide show of the basics.
November 20 - Premium Ag Products, Clarence, MO, is a farmer-owned cooperative for growing and marketing identity-preserved, nonGMO grains.
November 19 - Read more about using municipal waste as fertilizer in an article from the Southeast Farm Press.
November 17/18 - Greg Peterson publishes the F.A.C.T's Report, a collection of price data from farm auctions and implement dealers. He also writes a column for Successful Farming magazine as Machinery Pete.
November 14 - Read the full story from Successful Farming about Roy Wendte and other farmers who talk about their careers in the business.
November 12/13 - Don Jonovic is an author, speaker, family business advisor and columnist for Successful Farming magazine. Visit his web site to learn more about the resources he offers.
November 11 - Learn more about Maureen Anderson's new book, The Career Clinic: Eight Simple Rules for Finding Work You Love.
November 10 - Here's a collection of references to articles on cover crops from the Agronomy Journal.
November 7 - Matt Russell and Patrick Standley operate Coyote Run Farm near Lacona, IA.
November 6 - Cole Ehmke is with University of Wyoming Extension. Here is a paper on strategic planning he coauthored while working at Purdue University.
November 5 - Brigitte Franzen is a certified financial planner with AXA Advisors in Springfield, IL.
November 3/4 - Roy Smith of Plattsmouth, NE, conducts marketing seminars and also writes for Agriculture Online's marketing section.
October 31 - Texas A&M University oversees both the Texas AgriLife Extension Service and Texas AgriLife Research.
October 30 - The USDA offers a variety of conservation programs for farmers and rural landowners.
October 29 - The High Yield Team is a project to help growers increase soybean yields. Sponsors are Successful Farming, Agriculture Online and Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybeans.
October 27/28 - The Canadian International Grains Institute is based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and is a nonprofit market development organization for Canadian grain producers. The CIGI's biodiesel short course is just one of several educational programs it offers.
October 24 - The Organic Food and Farming Education and Research Program (OFFER) is part of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC), which is operated by Ohio State University. For a free copy of the transition to organic farming guide, you can email or call Kathy Bielek at 330/202-3528.
October 23 - Great River Gardens at Aitkin, MN, is a greenhouse, a nursery, a landscaping company, a pick-your-own farm, and operates a community supported agriculture program.
October 20/21/22 - David Kohl is a former professor of agricultural finance and small business management at Virginia Tech. He now does speaking and consulting and can be reached at AgriVisions, LLC, in Blacksburg, VA. 540/961-2094.
October 17 - The University of Nebraska's School of Natural Resources has archived maps of the groundwater level changes in the state from year to year.
October 15/16 - Kent Olson is an agricultural economist at the University of Minnesota and Kelvin Leibold is an area farm management field specialist with Iowa State University Extension.
October 14 - Find the quarterly survey of agricultural credit conditions done by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City here. This page also contains links to similar surveys in other Federal Reserve Bank districts, as well.
October 6/7/8/9 - Read Mike McGinnis' full column about the price convergence issue.
October 3 - Rick Provaznik is product manager for the Zimmatic line of irrigation equipment made by the Lindsay Corporation of Lindsay, NE.
October 2 -Rich Flaugh is president of GSF, Incorporated, in Ankeny, IA. The company is the exclusive national distributor for DICKEY-john grain testing equipment.
October 1 - Dr. Don Jonovic is an author, speaker, family business advisor, and columnist for Successful Farming magazine. Don has a number of resources available for helping you manage your farm or ranch business. You can visit his web site or email him for details.
September 29/30 - You can reach Walt Hackney at Hackney Ag in Omaha, NE, by phone at 402/492-2487.
September 23/24/25/26 - Alan Kluis is a commodity advisor and broker and operates Kluis Commodities in Minneapolis, MN. Visit his web site for details on his daily and weekly newsletters and marketing calendar.
September 22 - Learn more about National Farm Safety and Health Week (Sept. 21-27) from the National Safety Council.
September 17/18/19 - Gabe Brown's ranch at Bismarck, ND, is featured in this story and tells how he gets fresh water piped to his pastured cattle.
September 16 - Stephen Boyles of Ohio State University has an extensive article on livestock and water.
September 15 - Read the full story from Successful Farming on heat stress and cattle. The USDA also has a story that's a few years old but is a useful tool.