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RealAg Radio: Corn harvest, spreading manure, pig processing, and harvest traditions, Oct 17, 2024

Real Agriculture

Thanks for tuning in to this Thursday edition of RealAg Radio’s Farmer Rapid Fire, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! Host Lyndsey Smith checks in with: Kevin Buchner of Brownsville, Ont.; Stewart Skinner of Perth County, Ont; Devon Walker of Lashburn, Sask.; and, Sarah Weigum of Three Hills, Alta. Also hear from western agronomist.

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Producers Encouraged to Keep Grain Bin, Manure Facility Safety Top-of-Mind

ProAg

But harvest poses unique and enhanced threats every farmer should be keeping on the top of mind. Grain bins and manure-holding facilities require widely understood and implemented safety rules to prevent accidents. And manure pits can create toxic air that can also kill an individual in seconds.

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Growing Healthy Soil and Grass Regenerates Minnesota Farm, Farmer and Family

UnderstandingAg

Never applying more than 100 pounds of nitrogen per acre to his corn acres, Bergler harvests 230 bushel-per-acre corn behind a seven-way grain mix with peas and flax. I used to haul 80-100 loads of manure each year and now Im down to seven. They also wonder why Im not harvesting my sorghum or hay mixes.

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Will I Really Benefit from Grazing My Cover Crop?

UnderstandingAg

Concentrations of minerals in cereal rye forage at several developmental stages when harvested at a 4-inch height. Using data shown in Table 1, each ton of forage harvested at the boot stage removes 76, 6, and 76 lb/acre of N, P, and K, respectively. The manure, urine, saliva, etc. Boot stage 3.8 Full head 2.2 Boot stage 3.8

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The Cheapest Hay Is the Hay You Never Buy

UnderstandingAg

Their manure stayed at the pumpkin-pie consistency we wanted to see as an indication of a balanced ration, even through the flush of spring growth. This is a tremendous way to help build the herd of biology underneath the soil surface, capture a greater percentage of the nutrients shed in manure, and increase soil nutrient cycling.

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Practicing Resurrection: Using Green Manures on a Small Semi-Urban Homestead

ATTRA

To “every day do something that won’t compute… say that the leaves are harvested when they have rotted into the mold.” Tomatoes planted into a tilled-in rye, vetch, and red clover green manure, May 21. I put in the tomatoes on May 21, 11 days after tilling in the green manure. This year was different.

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Managing Dairy Slurry to Maximize Nutrient Capture

UnderstandingAg

Manure slurry is a valuable but difficult resource to manage on dairy farms. Slurry pits must be emptied to make room for the never-ending stream of manure. Manure is often not a top priority for most dairies and handling may have to wait until seasonal fieldwork is completed. This causes the soil microbiology to go dormant.

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