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  • Nick Allen donates sweet corn for Troy, Missouri, FFA Chapter members to distribute to nursing homes and food pantries. From left: Lexi Collins, Emilee Harris, Jacob Love, Grace Rhodes and Kelsey Sachs , Image by Gregg Hillyer

    We'd Like To Mention

    When disaster strikes, help is not far behind. Oftentimes, it's an army of volunteers that picks up the pieces after a flood, fire, hurricane, tornado or other catastrophe. Many are members of a charitable organization, civic or church group, or myriad other services that...

  • Training about the farm and equipment doesn’t have to be drawn out or in a classroom format, Image by Des Keller

    Employee Training Simplified

    When the words "employee training" are mentioned, most farm managers typically do one of three things: laugh out loud, shake their heads in disgust or look highly confused. There is a misperception when it comes to training, which is nothing more than sharing knowledge and...

  • Nariman Behravesh, Image by Jim Patrico

    Ag Summit Review

    The United States is in the middle of what is now 104 months of economic recovery, much longer than the average length of 60 months. And, without an obvious shock to the system, the U.S. economy could remain in growth mode for the next couple of years.

  • Strong job candidates don’t necessarily have to come with a farming background as long as transferable skills are present, Image by Greg Latza

    Beyond The Norm

    Have you ever hired someone only to be sadly disappointed in your pick within the first few weeks? Farmers often get trapped between two extremes when hiring: We rely on our gut to read people through casual conversation and never dig deeper, or we rely too heavily on...

  • CropLink

    It's never been more important to understand the combinations of corn traits being planted. The 2018 Handy Bt Trait Table is designed to help growers do a better job of rotating traits.

  • Monarchs are partial to common milkweed for egg laying. The leaves are food sources for the caterpillars, and the flowers become nectar sources for adult butterflies, Image by Pamela Smith

    CropLink

    Encouraging weeds to grow isn't something Andy Herring generally works to achieve. However, last year, the North Carolina farmer joined in a national effort to plant milkweed to support monarch butterflies along their migration path. That experience taught him the plant...

  • Image by Gregg Hillyer

    Ask The Vet

    Q: When we had a cow that was sick, my grandfather would say, "She lost her cud." He liked to see most of the cows laying down and chewing their cud. He seemed almost obsessed with this, but I have never known why cows chew their cud, and is it as important as he...

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