This is a great opportunity to voice your opinion and to be heard on a very controversial topic of interest.

A privately-funded organization with biased tendencies could easily lead to false accusations.

Providing nutrients to crops is essential to farming practices, but is there a way to control water run off with better on-farm management tools?

The final date to purchase or modify crop insurance coverage on most insurable spring-planted crops is March 15.

The final day to update yield history or reallocate base acres has been extended one additional month, from Feb. 27, 2015 until March 31, 2015. The final day for farm owners and producers to choose ARC or PLC coverage also remains March 31, 2015.

This is a one-time election between ARC and PLC for the 2014 through 2018 crop years.

It is our hope that farmers and ranchers are able to secure the rights through this process to use drones as part of their precision agricultural systems.

The 27th Annual Bull Evaluation Sale will take place March 21 at the test station. Bulls can be previewed during an Open House at the station on March 7.

A highlight of the day will be three presentations by Peter Johnson, a noted Canadian wheat researcher and high-management wheat specialist. He will present on “High-Yield Wheat: Setting the Stage,” “Management for High Yields” and “Fine-Tuning Wheat: Other Options.”

In addition to its educational components, the conference provided young farmers an opportunity to exchange ideas and learn from each other.
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