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SPRING PLANTING WINDOW WOES
The month of May has come and gone, and we still have a good portion of our corn acreage left to plant here at Miner Institute. While we...
Jun 172 min read
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FROM THE FARM REPORT: SOYBEAN AGRONOMY 101
Soybeans are not a commonly grown forage crop used by the dairy industry, and we’ve published very little content about the crop for that...
May 273 min read
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FROM THE FARM REPORT: THREE THINGS I AM GOING TO MISS ABOUT CORTEVA BMR
The recent decision by Corteva Agriscienceâ„¢ to phase out brown midrib (BMR) corn by 2030 has some forage producers reeling. Indeed, I...
Apr 143 min read
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FROM THE FARM REPORT: THE CASE FOR NARROW-ROW CORN?
The question of how far apart corn rows should be planted is not a new one. One has only to go to an equipment auction to see how row...
Feb 173 min read
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FROM THE FARM REPORT: GETTING BEYOND RELATIVE MATURITY
Ever since man started breeding different varieties of crops and comparing them there’s been an effort to describe the differences...
Dec 19, 20243 min read
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FROM THE FARM REPORT: SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW
Dutch Rovers, a Chazy farmer who left us far too early, used to plant about a dozen guard rows around the corn fields intended for high...
Dec 19, 20242 min read
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From the Farm Report: CAN COVER CROPS IMPROVE THE VALUE OF FALL APPLIED MANURE?
Fall manure applications are common in the dairy industry – and for good reason. Fall weather is reasonably dry, so the fields can...
Oct 14, 20243 min read
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