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5 Feb 2018
By Chris ClaytonDTN Ag Policy Editor WICHITA, Kan. (DTN) -- Brice Custer breaks down the economics of cover crops on his operation in western Kansas by comparing what his cover crops cost compared to how much he saves by not spraying weeds. In northwest Oklahoma, Jimmy Emmons adds to the finances of cover cropping by showing the pounds per-head of...
5 Feb 2018
By Dan MillerProgressive Farmer Senior Editor Jamie Blythe stands atop a red-clay knob one August afternoon. As this is Alabama, the humidity and the temperature blend into the 90s. Even the cicadas buzzing in the background are hot. Corn and soybeans trace the roll of the hill down past a finger of hardwoods and onto a flat bottom. It's a pretty v...
2 Feb 2018
By Dan MillerProgressive Farmer Senior Editor A loaded semitruck idled at the edge of a newly harvested cornfield one night last fall. Wade Wilhour stood nearby, his arm draped over the shoulder of his 10-year-old son, Andrew. Both look out into the darkness. It's as if they saw a similar future. Wade is a thoughtful man, spare with words, wary of ...
2 Feb 2018
By Dan MillerProgressive Farmer Senior Editor In far southwest Virginia on the Tennessee line is Washington County. Its steep hills and valleys support a thousand cattle operations -- most are small, averaging 50 head. Most have owners with a full-time job other than agriculture. Most do not earn top dollar for their investment and effort. Adam Wi...
2 Feb 2018
By Des KellerProgressive Farmer Contributing Editor The owners of Legan Livestock and Grain produce tens of thousands of weaned piglets annually from their 3,000-sow operation in west-central Indiana, near Coatesville. In addition, they've also prepared a handful of college students with real-world experience through internships on their farm. "Thi...