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MI field day features farm drainage from installation to nutrient management

The 2012 Farm Drainage and Nutrient Management Field Day will feature onsite subsurface drain designs and installations.

World’s largest pork-specific trade show is back, June 6 to 8

More than 450 commercial exhibitors will be displaying their products at the World Pork Expo’s trade show. Contributed photos

Wisconsin’s Dane County moves ahead with second AD facility

Dane County in Wisconsin plans on constructing a second cow power facility, similar to the one constructed near Waunakee more than one year ago. Submitted photo

Planning your system - Fans and Vents

Roof vents help to prevent condensation from building up on the inside of the bin roof.

Wisconsin offering manure runoff risk forecast online

Manure spread on snow-covered or frozen ground before a rain or snowmelt can wash into streams and lakes.

Farmland values continue to rise across Canada

Farmland values across Canada increased in nine provinces and remained unchanged in Newfoundland and Labrador. Saskatchewan, which has 40 per cent of Canada’s arable land, experienced the highest average increase at 10.1 per cent.

AC-Autumn Gold: Hardy and healthy sea buckthorn

Sea buckthorn is a dense, deciduous shrub that can grow up to five metres tall. Its leaves are silvery green in colour, and its branches are typically thorny. The orange berries it produces are edible and have been referred to as the Siberian pineapple because of the berries’ taste and juiciness.

2011 yields new lessons about SWD in B.C.

An example of a male spotted wing drosophila with the tell-tale wing spots.

Saving fuel while plowing

Extremely hard, diamond-like carbon coatings could help farmers to save fuel while plowing and make it easier to till the ground.

Research helps breeders really know their onions

Dr. Andrew Taylor of the Warwick Crop Centre at the University of Warwick has been working on resistance to Fusarium oxysporum in onions. Photos from the University of Warwick

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