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Running On Empty
DowDuPont has announced plans to sell its 30-million-gallon-per-year capacity cellulosic ethanol plant in Nevada, Iowa, less than two years to the day after the company held a grand opening.
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Health Insurance Experiment
Despite the continued political battles about the Affordable Care Act, or "Obamacare," farmers in most of the country have been left largely with the same health insurance options this year. A new experiment in Minnesota, however, is focused on building a farmers health...
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Rootworm Revival
The sticky traps in Iowa corn fields last summer were an open invitation to rootworm beetles. However, scientists are still scratching their heads over the abundance that showed up for the party.
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A Helping Hand
Editor's Note: This is the third story in the Tackle Resistance series to help farmers better understand how to manage herbicide resistance.
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Focus On Phosphorus
Phosphorus management requires a balancing act between maximizing yield potential and minimizing environmental risk for farmers in sensitive watersheds.
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Eye On Cotton Stands
Stand establishment can be a challenge in cotton, and evaluating plant populations is the first step to taking proactive measures. Research is showing putting an unmanned aerial system (UAS), often called a drone, in the air could be an option to the spring chore.
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Make Play Pay
When Steve Briggs's father died seven years ago, he had doubts about keeping the 540-acre farm in the family. The Briggs farm is set down near Winona, in southeast Minnesota. About 100 acres is tillable, much of the rest is in timber.