The success of a beef cow-calf operation depends on the number of calves produced and marketed each year. Fewer calves to market wil...
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Tomato spotted wilt (TSW), caused by tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV; Family Bunyaviridae; Genus Tospovirus), is an important disease of fie...
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Cross-hedging is a marketing tool that producers can use to manage price risk for commodities that do not have a futures contract.
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Field evaluation of water application uniformity is essential for farming operations using center pivot and linear irrigation systems.
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Learn the necessary steps to properly test a motor capacitor on the farm.
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Explore the variables involved in using solar power to determine if a solar energy system is the right choice for your farming opera...
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Each growing season, producers must decide how and where to sell their crops. Farmers markets, grocery stores, roadside stands, and wholesal...
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Rhizoma peanut is a perennial legume with high forage yield and quality that can be planted in monoculture or in mixture with grasse...
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As more center pivot irrigation systems are used in the southeast, farmers and consultants must be able to identify their most commo...
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