Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Farmers Weekly As foragers start chopping maize crops across the South and East, reports are that yields are very good, ranging between 43 and 48t/ha. This is allowing growers to replace their forage stocks and build up a carry […] The post Maize harvest begins with yields off to a promising start appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Real Agriculture

JULY 24, 2023

When it comes to silage, a lower harvest height can add real tonnage to the final yield tally. When it comes to silage, a lower harvest height can add real tonnage to the final yield tally. Read More How low can you go?

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Farmers Weekly Maize growers around the country are reporting very good yields this year. Yields are 44-49t/ha, which is very good compared with the long-term UK average of 40-42t/ha. Contractors are chopping now in all regions.

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Real Agriculture

JULY 13, 2023

The federal and Saskatchewan governments have announced a change to crop insurance offered by Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC) to allow more acres of low-yielding crops to be redirected to help livestock producers. Read More

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Crop Yield Livestock Acre 228

Farmers Weekly

JULY 29, 2023

Despite poor weather before and after […] The post Farmer Focus: Fresh silage lifts yields despite build work appeared first on Farmers Weekly About 80ha (200 acres) of third cut was taken on 5 July, down slightly on area after giving 16ha (40 acres) of silage ground to the grazing cows.

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Yield Forage Acre Livestock 187

Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 31, 2023

Farmers Weekly Planting trees in the right places can yield big benefits to farm businesses, and the potential to make extra income while supporting existing farming activities. In the right place, planting trees can complement farming activities and bring benefits to arable and livestock systems, biodiversity, and the bottom line.

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Livestock Yield Farming Farming 238

Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Sometimes, drought, hail or pests get in the way, leading to crop yield potential that isn’t worth taking for grain. Sometimes, drought, hail or pests get in the way, leading to crop yield potential that isn’t worth taking for grain. This is where having a mixed operation or.

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West Texas Livestock

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

By […] The post Soil testing 101: a rancher’s guide to better yields appeared first on West Texas Livestock Growers. Instead of relying on guesswork, soil testing empowers producers to make targeted fertilizer applications, maximizing their resources and improving forage production.

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Real Agriculture

AUGUST 19, 2024

When considering adopting new technology, thoughts typically turn to costs — what will a new tech save in time or money, or how much will something limit losses or boost yield? But the actual pace of adopting practice changes in agriculture isn’t just held up by ROI, it’s something far more complicated. The adoption gap.

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Technology Yield Farming Farming 291

Farmbrite

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Farmers utilize a range of modern toolsfrom task management applications and drones that monitor crop health to sensors and software that help forecast yields. Farmers saving 30% on fertilizer costs and boosting crop yields by up to 10% are not uncommon with these insights.

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Farming Farming Technology Yield 97

Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The impasse over the Liberals’ refusal to yield to a Conservative motion to hand over green. Read More

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AgWeb Farm Journal

JULY 14, 2023

Grain and Livestock Mostly Higher: Fund Buying Continues on Weather, Black Sea Grain Deal Uncertainty, as Yield Debate Continues apiuser Fri, 07/14/2023 - 09:03

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Grain Livestock Yield 83

Farmbrite

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Livestock health and wellness can directly impact the productivity, yields, product quality, and overall safety of livestock and the community served by your farm. 6 Key Livestock Wellness Management Practices Measure & monitor the overall wellness of your herd/flock/etc.

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Livestock Manure Farming Farming 98

Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The yield monitor counted 730t freshweight off 12.14ha (30 acres), which is about 60t/ha. The best bits yielded more than 100t/ha at 34-36% dry matter. After 19 weeks in the ground, it is a massive yield for only 100kg/ha of purchased fertiliser. Farmers Weekly The maize is in the clamps.

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Forage Maize Manure Yield 246

Agricultural Biodiversity

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Yield, growth, and labor demands of growing maize, beans, and squash in monoculture versus the Three Sisters. Trees, terraces and llamas: Resilient watershed management and sustainable agriculture the Inca way. The sedimentary record can be used to recover traditional knowledge too.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

JANUARY 27, 2025

Stable AND high-yielding? Delineation of selection efficiency and coincidence of multi-trait-based models in a global germplasm collection of pearl millet for a comprehensive assessment of stability and high performing genotypes. Sounds like the hard work has been done.

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Cultivation Yield Seeding Food 214

Agric4profits

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Climate change is one of the most significant challenges facing agriculture today, impacting food production, farmer livelihoods, and environmental sustainability.

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Crop Yield Production Livestock Yield 109

Farmbrite

JULY 18, 2024

Selecting the right type of hay for your livestock is a critical decision that can significantly impact their health, growth, and productivity. We've added information about different types of hay, the nutrients in hay, and the needs of different types of livestock. Without this livestock cannot function.

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UnderstandingAg

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Over-winter feed costs are often the largest expense for livestock owners, and in many parts of the country where hay is more expensive, it can rob the profit out of cow/calf pair production. What class of livestock are they? Is there enough nutrition in the grass to support the livestock or does it need to be supplemented?

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Pasture Forage Livestock Manure 105

Real Agriculture

AUGUST 25, 2023

For Megz Reynolds, during a particularly bad harvest, covering up the yield monitor with it was a small boundary she set to help ease her mind and focus on the task at hand. It may seem small, but small things. Read More What does black electrical tape have to do with protecting your state of mind at harvest?

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Harvest Harvesting Harvester Yield 233

Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Farmers Weekly Dairy cow fertility is at the heart of herd profitability, driving milk yields, cutting interventions and improving cow lifespans. Evidence supporting the role of genetics in improving fertility has accumulated every year, and new data from AHDB are now strengthening this link (see graph below).

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Fertilizer Yield Livestock 255

Cropaia

JANUARY 13, 2025

Start by analyzing the specific requirements of your operation: Operational focus: Are you primarily managing crops, livestock, or a combination of both? Crop-oriented tools often focus on field mapping and pest management, while livestock-focused platforms emphasize herd health and breeding schedules.

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 1, 2023

As a life-long tenant farmer, the drive had always been towards higher yields and increasingly Holstein bloodlines. Farmers Weekly Building up a spring-calving herd that produces a large proportion of its milk from grazed grass was a complete departure from David Homer’s previous way of breeding and farming his cows.

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Yield Farming Farming Fertilizer 231

UnderstandingAg

APRIL 3, 2025

of new cropland areas produced yields below the national average, with a mean yield deficit of 6.5%. British farmers have observed positive results that resemble those observed at the Menoken Farm, including pH balancing, organic matter accumulation, weed suppression and yield bumps in subsequent cash crops.

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Agric4profits

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Improved pastures are pastures that have undergone breeding, selection, and improvement for better yield and livestock performance. They differ from native

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Pasture Yield Livestock Agriculture 97

ProAg

APRIL 30, 2024

Per Product Management Bulletin PM-24-028 , revisions have been approved under section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act for the 2025 and succeeding crop years for Livestock Risk Protection (LRP), Livestock Gross Margin (LGM), and Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP).

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Livestock Cattle Yield Marketing 52

Agricultural Biodiversity

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Selection criteria and yield stability in a large collection of African yam bean [ Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Hochst ex. Spanish chickpea gene-bank seeds ( Cicer arietinum L.) offer an enhanced nutritional quality and polyphenol profile compared with commercial cultivars. Yeah, but some pulses are better than others. Rich) Harms] accessions.

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Food Seeding Marketing Ruralism 142

Farmbrite

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Begin by assessing the purpose of your landwhether it's for crop production, livestock grazing, forestry, or a combination of activities. Takeaways: Identify the type of farming you want to pursue (crop, livestock, mixed). Is there historical yield information? Determine your budget and financial resources. Is it fenced?

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Farmland Real Estate Farming Farming 98

The Lunatic Farmer

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

s DEFENDER has done us all a wonderful service by shining the light on the plethora of pharmaceutical efforts to create mRNA vaccines for livestock. The important thing to realize is that the popular backlash against off-the-shelf livestock antibiotic use came to a halt in 2021; these medications now require a veterinarian’s prescription.

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 25, 2023

The five-year £6m project hopes to yield a commercially exploitable vaccine against the main gastrointestinal parasites limiting sheep productivity across the world. See also: Can sheep be ‘worm tolerant’ […] The post Nematode vaccine funding confirmed for sheep parasites appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 8, 2023

Farmers Weekly Transition Farmers Tom and Karen Halton, who milk 530 ProCross cows near Congleton, Cheshire, have always grazed low-yielding cows to improve milk from forage and lower feed costs. However, they admit it has been a struggle as the extreme seasons have played havoc with grass use.

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Forage Yield Livestock Agriculture 176

Farmbrite

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Knowing the weight and nutritional content of a hay bale not only helps to ensure that you have enough livestock fodder on hand for winter, it also helps to make sure that you provide ample nutrients and protein to your animals. Hay is also used when a pasture is too lush or nutrient-rich for the well-being of livestock. What is Hay?

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Farmbrite

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Running a livestock operation? This all-in-one platform is designed to help you efficiently manage every facet of your livestock business, regardless of the types of animals you raise. Livestock Record Keeping and Management One of the core features of Farmbrite is its livestock record keeping and management tools.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Additionally, a team at Texas A&M University combined cultivar selection, biological seed treatments, cover crops, and seeding rates to enhance weed, pest, and disease resilience and increase yield in organic rice. Maintaining yields and managing production costs. Managing weeds, diseases, and pests.

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Agwired

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Corn Belt,” is well known for its agricultural and livestock production, generating around $31.1 Navigating climate change: impacts on water stress and agricultural production in Nebraska Nebraska, located in the U.S. billion in agricultural cash receipts in 2023.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Breeding crops for higher nutritional value comes at a yield price. Assessing realized genetic gains in biofortified cassava breeding for over a decade: Enhanced nutritional value and agronomic performance. Which presumably, in some places, for some people, may be worth paying, give all the uncertainties above?

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Crop Food Ecology Ruralism 203

UnderstandingAg

MARCH 18, 2025

The major achievements of the Green Revolution consisted of the development of high-yielding crop varieties, increased mechanization, synthetic fertilizers, a dizzying array of pesticides (herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, etc.), It has been hailed as the savior of agriculture and has been credited with our ability to feed the world.

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