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With 2013 right around the corner, we look forward to our 20th year serving the agricultural community. King’s has grown over the years, but our priority of helping the agricultural community with the best genetics has remained constant. We have built a strong reputation for supplying seed and expertise to meet a range of customer…
Help is out there: Tools to weather the downturn in the dairy economy
We all know the dairy economy is still in tough times. Growing and feeding high quality forages is certainly an important part of controlling costs. However, every farm has a different set of variables for choosing the product or program to build its profitability. Our hope is to help you find the best tools possible…
Managing Your Fields in the ‘Off’ Season
By Joy Beam Regular soil testing followed by liming and fertilizing according to recommendations is arguably the one management practice that will have the greatest long-term effect on production per acre. It should be the first dollar spent when striving to maximize your land’s productivity, help your crops reach their potential, and optimize the cost-effectiveness…
Bring in the Bees: Farmscaping With Pollinator Mixes
Why draw more insects to the field? Most row crop fields are acres upon acres of monoculture. If these crops are grown to bloom stage, they will provide food for vitally important pollinators for a very short time, and the single plant species creates food for limited insect species. You can use mixes of flowering…
Understanding Corn Test Weight
By Mike Rankin Crops and Soils Agent UW Extension-Fond du Lac Co. Corn test weight (TW) is an often discussed topic of conversation among corn growers. The topic moves to the forefront in years when corn has been stressed at some point during the grain filling period or when the growing season is ended by…
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Interrow Seeder Adds Another Dimension to Cover Cropping
Interrow seeder with dual tanks mounted on unit – one for UAN, one for herbicide application Penn State has been fine-tuning their Interseeder equipment for years now, testing cover crop seedings in replicated plots of standing corn throughout the Northeast, and they’re now offering it for sale. As cover cropping and no-tilling increasingly become priorities…
Steps to Success
How to plant for a successful stand “80% of my success or failure is determined the day I plant my seeds.” -Mark Ramsey CFC Agronomy Sales manager You would be surprised how many stand failures could be solved by following basic proper planting procedures. Let’s just say they’re in the majority. Steps to success means…
Intentional Management: Matching Needs With Resources
By Jonathan Rupert, Smith Seeds A number of years ago, I had the privilege of visiting one of the many cattle ranches operated by Lykes Brothers in Florida. If you’re not familiar with the name, Lykes is one of the top five largest cow-calf operations in the nation with over 600,000 acres of pasture, orchards…
Spring Greenup Time
As soils warm in the spring, rising temperatures signal the crowns of winter annuals and perennials to break winter dormancy, and they begin a period of rapid, temperature-responsive growth, a process known as “spring green-up”. Along with that flush of growth comes the need for large amounts of readily available nutrients. When properly managed, winter…
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