Tag: drought
Adjust the combine for drought-stricken crops
Drought-stricken soybeans and corn present a number of challenges at harvest. Grain with very low moisture content is difficult to keep clean and intact. However, a few simple combine adjustments can help to prevent grain damage and loss.
Evaluating pasture measurement results after the 2012 drought
I have been measuring my weekly pasture growth for the past seven years. My initial goal was to grow as much forage as economically...
Drought can present opportunities
I dreamed of fresh-smelling rain that beat waves against windows and swept slowly through fields to fill every crack before moving on to refill...
Need hay? Ohio’s online directory can connect farmers
Ohio’s Hay Directory, along with other drought-related information, is now available online.
Drought 2012: Rain can trigger a spike in nitrate levels in...
DEFIANCE, Ohio -- Drought conditions that have gripped Ohio and many parts of the Midwest could increase the potential for rising nitrate levels in...
Crop year started out great, but now USDA says corn, beans...
Drought taking its toll on U.S. yield expectations.
Summer of 2012: Too hot to handle?
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — This past June, more than 170 all-time U.S. heat records were tied or broken — many of them originally set in...
Low hay supply could lead to high prices in Pa., Midwest
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Pennsylvania forage growers should hope for a long fall season with good weather to help their hay crop and pastures,...
The drought could be worse; we still have options
I went to southern Illinois last week to do some programs and I was taken aback by the severity of the drought in that...
Hoping drought stress eases soon
"Archie saw that there was not a thing to do in that field. In the drought the earth itself appeared to shrivel up. There...
