Illinois farmer touts no-till farming long term gains
Jim Kinsella, an Illinois corn and soybean grower with 740 acres using no-till, told Hillsdale Water Quality Project farmers that benefits appear after four to six years. He cited higher soil organic matter, fertility and reduced erosion after 5 to 6 years, with near zero erosion after 10 to 15 years, and noted higher costs upfront but lower trip costs and eventual yield gains. Fellow farmer Mike Guetterman added his family’s operation adopted no-till over 15 years, cutting fuel, labor and horsepower use while boosting yields.
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Illinois
Jim Kinsella
Hillsdale Water Quality
Mike Guetterman
Miami County
Uncertain outlook for 1999 feed grain acreage
Kansas State University analyst Bill Tierney says accuracy hinges on May weather and USDA revisions. Acreage foreseen for corn ranges from 77.6 to 80 million. sorghum from 8.5 to 10.5 million. April and June reports will refine projections, with traders watching prices and risk strategies.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Bill Tierney
Kansas State University
Tierney
Ing
K-State Research and Extension
U.S
Farm stress hits farm wives harder in 1999
Survey compares Successful Farming polls from 1981 and 1999. Men show similar peak-season stress but daily stress rises. women report higher daily stress and more family conflict, disenchantment with farming, and sadness. Transfers to next generation trouble more farmers now.
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EL Movies
Iowa
Sorenson
Roger Hannan
Farm Resource Center
Mound City
Rodeo Education Program Visits Area Schools
The American Royal Spring REACh program will visit Garfield School Pomona Elementary and Garnett Elementary Center this week. The Rodeo Education And Children program teaches the Code of the West and core values, covers rodeo events scoring horses and clown roles, and uses math observation and a Jeopardy style game.
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Garfield
Pomona
Garnett Elementary
Maple syrup season in Nassau NY hinges on perfect boil
Sap runs as Warren Wells tends a sugar house in Nassau. He tests amber sap by the drip on his scoop, hoping the batch will cling before finishing. New York state enters peak maple season as Wells repeats a 30 year routine shuttling between sugar house and the sap pans.
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Nassau
N.Y
Warren Wells
Wells
New York State
Maple sap runs as Northeast taps surge near Albany
Maple producers on a gently sloping land east of Albany rush to collect sap as winter eases. Wells notes the sap flow, with about 40 gallons needed for a gallon of syrup. Retail prices run from 35 to 39 dollars, highlighting New York’s No 2 maple state status after Vermont.
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New York
Wells
Vermont
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