Last summer my grass dried up, and this summer it is doing the same thing and it isn t even August yet! In fact many cow/calf operators are saying the same thing as their cattle, but they are the ones who can do something about it. University of Nebraska forage specialist Bruce Anderson suggests sacrificing a small paddock where cattle can be kept for longer periods, allowing the rest of the pasture to recover. If it takes a heavy rain to get any growth response, Anderson says, "At that...

It'll be used only for animal feed as it is in other states, and the seed companies will have to provide sales data to the state. Critics urged the board not to cave to pressure for Maine to follow the rest of the nation in adopting the use of Bacillus thuringiensis, or Bt, corn. Organic growers have been concerned their that crops will be contaminated by cross-pollination with the genetically modified corn. But the Board of Pesticides Control said Friday that its mandate of reducing...

More than 1,700 acres were added to production this year, making sweet potatoes the sixth-most-valuable commodity in the county, with a value of $111. Production agriculture employs 21 percent of county residents; when food processing is included, the total is 33 percent of the work force. Robinson pointed out that although the agriculture commodities are worth more than $2 billion this year, that doesn't show the true worth of agriculture in Merced County. And to top that, more and more...

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