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Alloway straw cutter makes combines run smoother

Our History: August 1965

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 30, 2015

The Alloway straw cutter advertised in our August 5, 1965 issue was said to be simple to install, and due to the drum design and weight, would actually make the combine run smoother. The issue contained several photos from the Threshermen’s Reunion at Austin. Encouraged by another excellent turnout, the directors were considering expansion and

Livestock

Test your water before sending cattle out to pasture

Less run-off could make for water quality problems

By NDSU Release May 26, 2015

Limited snowmelt and the lack of rainfall this spring means producers should have the water quality in their pastures tested before turning their livestock out to pasture, North Dakota State University Extension Service specialists advise. “Reduced rainfall means less water from run-off into stock dams,” says John Dhuyvetter, area extension livestock specialist at the North

News

Redistributing Phosphorus Would Eliminate Feared Shortages: Study

By Ron Friesen February 24, 2011

Fears of a global shortage of phosphate fertilizer could be allayed if phosphorus use were distributed more evenly throughout the world, according to new research. Reducing phosphorus (P) fertilizer applications in some regions and increasing them in others would create an adequate balance for everyone, according to a recently published paper by a McGill University

Crops, Forages

Sugar Beet Ruling Pressures USDA GMO Oversight – for Sep. 9, 2010

By Carey Gillam September 9, 2010

Proponents of tighter U. S. oversight of biotech crops say a court-ordered ban on genetically modified sugar beets is a key ruling that should lead to more thorough regulatory review of such crops. And they threatened further court action against the U. S. Department of Agriculture if the agency does not start examining the environmental

Crops, Oilseeds

Monsanto Acknowledges Role In “Super Weeds”

By Carey Gillam June 3, 2010

Monsanto Co. said on May 27 it will restructure its herbicide products in an effort to help combat the spreading environmental woes of herbicide-resistant weeds, also known as “super weeds,” which many critics have blamed on the chemical giant. “We need to get in front of this,” Monsanto chairman Hugh Grant said in a conference

News

Science Justifies California Water Limits — Report

By Dan Whitcomb March 25, 2010

– ANN HAYDEN “We have pushed the Bay-Delta system to the brink of collapse and saving it – and the jobs that depend on it – is going to require increased co-operation among all interests.” Federal limits on water that can be pumped out of a major river delta for California farmers are scientifically justified,

Daily Network News

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U.S. grains: Chicago grains and oilseeds fall as Black Sea, China headlines assessed

Soy trading firms to abandon Amazon protection pact in Brazil

Tag Archives National Academy of Sciences

Alloway straw cutter makes combines run smoother

Test your water before sending cattle out to pasture

Redistributing Phosphorus Would Eliminate Feared Shortages: Study

Sugar Beet Ruling Pressures USDA GMO Oversight – for Sep. 9, 2010

Monsanto Acknowledges Role In “Super Weeds”

Science Justifies California Water Limits — Report

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