Farm Journal back issues from May 2007:
Sonja Hillgren Memorial.(Brief article)
May 07, 2007 ... In remembrance of Sonja Hillgren, FARM JOURNAL is funding an experience for journalism students that will allow her spirit to live on. The Sonja Hillgren/FARM JOURNAL Ag Journalism Field Reporting Institute is the backbone of "Field Reporting on Food and Natural Resources," an Agricultural ...
Production Journal.
May 19, 2007; ... Byline: Roger Bernard and Pam Henderson Soy Rust Spray Tips After a few years of real-life experience, recommendations on the most effective methods to spray for Asian soybean rust are being tweaked. "It's all about achieving medium droplet size," says University of Illinois ...
Corn''s Tug-of-War.
May 19, 2007; ... Byline: Jeanne Bernick Pork producer Joy Philippi truly wants the nation to wean itself from foreign oil. She revels in rural economic activity spurred by biofuels. She even thinks that government subsidies helped grow the ethanol industry. But, enough is enough. The ...
Technology Journal.
May 19, 2007; ... Byline: Wayne Wenzel Simplified Guidance RTK GPS guidance can't get much simpler or cooler than the mojoRTK from Leica Geosystems. The "mojo" acronym has nothing to do with the late Jim Morrison, though. It stands for MObile JOb console, which kicks off Leica's ...
Field Notes.(Column)
May 19, 2007; ... Byline: Steve Groff Thanks to the interest in sequestering carbon, the Conservation Security Program and farmers' growing understanding of soil quality, cover crops are attracting increased attention, even from farmers who still use tillage. If you're beginning to investigate ...
Balance Consumption With Combustion.(investment of agricultural industry in alternative fuel research)
May 19, 2007; ... Byline: Pam Henderson If you have any doubts that agriculture and energy are married, just listen to the grain giants. While they still talk about the importance of growing food and fiber, global agri-food companies are also heavily investing in renewable fuels. ...
A Balancing Act.
May 19, 2007; ... Byline: Charlene Finck and Darrell Smith Mike Caise farms soils that are so sandy baby corn plants can literally be cut off by blowing sand. The northeast Illinois farmer learned early on that it is important to anchor and protect the soil. For years, he was 100% ...
In-Season Ideas.
May 19, 2007 ... Byline: Sara Brown A Clean Sweep If you've managed to keep insects out of your wheat fields this spring, don't jeopardize the quality of your grain by storing it in a filthy bin. By preparing bins for a new crop before the harvest rush, stored grain will retain its ...
Tailgate Talk.(Survey)
May 19, 2007; ... Byline: Katie Humphreys and Pam Henderson From Rural America to Washington, D.C. Nestled beside the Potomac River in the prime real estate of Georgetown's Washington Harbor is an upscale restaurant with a down-home premise. Agraria, which opened in June 2006, is the brainchild ...
Seed Capital.(Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. to invest in seed research projects)
May 19, 2007; ... Byline: Wayne Wenzel From a seed sprouts potential. That potential hinges on several factors-which indirectly link to the research behind the seed and the money it took to get there. If research dollars translate to potential, Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. is poised for a ...
Picture This.(Calmar Mapping service develop drone Condor satellite mapping aircraft)
May 19, 2007 ... Byline: Darrell Smith The world as you know it from the ground looks radically different from the air. With that in mind, remote sensing of crops-acquiring and analyzing information without physical contact via sensors like digital cameras mounted on an aircraft, for example-has ...
Conservation Now.(survey report on conservation tillage)(Report)
May 19, 2007; ... Byline: Darrell Smith Survey Reveals More Conservation Tillage A survey sponsored by the Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC) suggests farmers are continuing to scale back tillage. In Illinois, the only state that surveyed every county, conservation tillage ...
Farm Bill Dollars.
May 19, 2007; ... Byline: Roger Bernard Getting budget details remains key to what lawmakers can do relative to the 2007 farm bill, and Senate Agriculture Committee chairman Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) thinks his panel has a few "aces in the hole" when it comes to those decisions. "We have ...
Biofuels Update.
May 19, 2007; ... Byline: Jeanne Bernick E85 Dispensers Near Approval Underwriters Laboratories (UL) announced it is near completion of research and validation of UL's safety certification requirements for E85 fuel-dispensing equipment. UL expects to begin accepting E85-dispensing equipment to ...
Seismic Acreage Shifts.
May 19, 2007; ... Byline: Roger Bernard and Pam Henderson Cotton has always been king in Mississippi, but Ralph Azlin felt the rumblings of change last fall when neighbors started seeding wheat and shopping for corn planters. "We had less than an inch of rain on the cotton crop last ...
Machinery Journal.
May 19, 2007 ... Byline: Margy Fischer Monster Baler Options The AGCO Hesston 7400 Series large square balers, which includes the 7444 4x4 and the 7434 3x4, are built on Hesston features like the double knotter and single gearbox chain drive with some improvements, such as five instead of four ...
A Weldera[euro][TM]s Dream Trip.
May 19, 2007 ... Byline: Darrell Smith The trip of a lifetime? Well, that might be a slight exaggeration. Two days of welding instruction in Appleton, Wis., wouldn't rank high on most people's list of vacation activities and destinations. For the winners of Farm Journal and Miller ...
Policy Journal.(energy tax credits for agricultural industry)
May 19, 2007; ... Byline: Written by Roger Bernard On the surface, making a renewable diesel fuel out of animal fat would seem to be a win-win situation. But, the reaction to the joint effort between Tyson Foods and ConocoPhillips to produce fuel from cattle fat and tallow has ignited a grease ...
$100 Ideas.(Letter to the editor)
May 19, 2007 ... Make Quick Work of Gate Painting Painting the steel gates and panels around the ranch consumes a great deal of time when using a conventional brush or paint sprayer. Instead, I wear two layers of gloves-an inexpensive cotton glove with a neoprene or latex glove underneath. I ...
Shop Journal.
May 19, 2007; ... Byline: Darrell Smith With a million details fighting for attention as you plan a new shop, it is easy to take the wash bay for granted. But, the staff of Blue Diamond Farming Company-Ben Riensche, his father, Roland, and their employees Paul Martin and Andy Covington-spent as ...