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  • Cover up seed spills to protect wildlife from treated seed, Image by Pamela Smith

    CropLink

    Seed treatments have become a tool of choice to prevent early-season insect and disease problems. However, the American Seed Trade Association and industry partners are asking for some housekeeping help to keep treated seed where it belongs.

  • German headquarters of Bayer's Crop Science Division, Image by Pamela Smith

    CropLink

    All systems appear go for completion to Bayer's acquisition of Monsanto. At press time, the U.S. Department of Justice was indicating it would approve the union. The European Commission has conditionally approved the sale.

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    Family Business Matters

    In a meeting several years ago with a group of farmers, we were talking about the timeliness of planting and harvesting, and about the pressure--and neighbor's ridicule--that goes with being last in or out of the field. After most of the group weighed in, one participant...

  • Plow bolt and a blind, acorn nut, Image by Steve Thompson

    Ask The Mechanic

    Q: I have a couple of questions about nuts and bolts. I have "plow" bolts that I can't keep tight, and I have a tech manual that is calling for a "blind" nut that is needed to secure an accessory I bought for my tractor. The question about the plow bolt is how to keep it...

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    Ask The Vet

    Q: We ship cattle to different states several times a year, and it's getting harder and harder to know what the testing requirements are in advance and what is an official ID. All the states are different, and they seem to change all the time. Why can't we come up with...

  • Two-person, light-changing basket, illustration by Ralph A. Mark Jr.

    Handy Devices

    Jerry Treml, Luxemburg, Wisconsin, wanted a safer way to change light bulbs in his free-stall barns. Normally, he would prop a ladder in the raised bucket of his skid-steer loader to do the job. To make that work safer, he purchased an extended reach arm that attaches...

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    WeatherLink

    Some major differences between regions look to be in order for the summer season of crop year 2018. This variety reflects the influence of the recently departed La Niña temperature pattern in the Pacific Ocean equatorial region that was in effect last winter into...

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