February 15, 2008
The Big Story
What's Next: A-Z of the technology changing agriculture
Feb 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Karen McMahon and Jodie Wehrspann
Agriculture is full of mind-spinning new products, technology and trends that promise big changes for Midwest crop farmers. The editors at Farm Industry News have pulled together an informal list of the people, products, ideas and trends...
The Scoop/Talk
AG-TO-Z-PEDIA
Feb 15, 2008 12:00 PM, From Editor Karen McMahon
Putting Together an alphabetical list of emerging trends and products in agriculture is a tough job. Should we use auto steering for A or the autonomous...
Products
Payoff debate
Feb 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By David Hest
The Use of fungicide on corn across the Corn Belt nearly doubled in 2007 as farmers adopted what for many was a new practice to protect the yield of the...
Trends
The new gold rush
Feb 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Karen McMahon
In a country halfway around the world, wheat harvest is under way. Enormous fields meander along a rolling farm landscape that stretches for miles. Flat-topped hills sit in the distance, highlighting why this area is called the steppe region of central Asia...
Lost CRP hurts wildlife
Feb 15, 2008 12:00 PM
Conservation and hunting groups are feeling the effects of losing Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) ground to crop production. Ducks Unlimited (DU) recently...
Ethanol Insurance
Jan 30, 2008 9:43 AM
John Deere Risk Protection (JDRP) is offering the first insurance policy for farmers who grow corn on delivery contracts for ethanol production. The Ethanol Policy provides coverage for yield shortfalls below contract amounts in the event...
Good Buy
Talk about overhead
Feb 15, 2008 12:00 PM
Anything is possible in the newly capitalistic country of Kazakhstan, including a billboard that runs over a major highway. Enterprising marketers use these banners to entice ...
