Plant Tests Show Shortages and Soil Advice
Ninety three mid Missouri plant tissue samples from Boone, Audrain, Howard and Callaway counties show nitrogen, potassium and magnesium deficiencies. Tests urge better fertilization, soil sampling, weed mapping, and careful handling of off type sorghum plants. Volunteer corn issues and storage notes for corn and soybeans are also discussed.
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Mid-Missouri
Boone
Audrain
Howard
Callaway
Nine Cents of Food Dollar Goes for Cure Packaging
Washington AP report details Agriculture Department findings that about 9 of every 100 dollars spent on U.S. farm groceries go to packaging. Consumers bought 101.6 billion dollars of farm goods last year with 8.8 billion for packaging, while farmers earned about one third of the consumer food dollar and middlemen two thirds. Paper dominates costs, followed by metal containers. plastics and glass also play roles as ready to serve trends rise.
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Washington
U. S
Agriculture Department
Economic Research Service
Canara
ERS
United States
Agriculture Research Service
Canada
Red Clover Seed Production Rises in Missouri
Columbia Missouri The Missouri Crop and Livestock Service estimates red clover seed production in Missouri this year at 2.85 million pounds a 23 percent rise from last year The national red clover seed crop is projected at 44.47 million pounds ten percent below last year
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Columbia, Mo
Missouri Crop and Livestock Service
Missouri
Grazing Milo Stubble Hazards Warned by Expert
Bill Domermuth, livestock specialist, cautions that grazing grain sorghum or milo stubble after harvest carries risks. He notes the danger of prussic acid and hydrocyanic acid in green sorghum and related species and states there is no reliable testing method to confirm safety.
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Bill Domermuth
Montgomery City
Sorghum grazing danger to cattle and sheep
The article warns that turning cattle or sheep into sorghum fields can cause instant death in some cases. Risk is highest with young plants or regrowth, especially after soaking rain or following dry spells. Mature plants are less dangerous until a killing frost. wait for browning before grazing.
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