January 2011 Blog Posts (19)

As a proud Michigan State Spartan, I know defense wins basketball games. If you follow the game and Tom Izzo (top coach in the country in my book), you know that rebounding and great defense have taken our beloved coach to the best record in the Big Dance. We like to watch what Izzo does best – play one of the toughest schedules in the country, take some losses (even though we really dislike the recent Big 10 losses) and get teams to peak at just the right time.



We’re especially…

There’s some exciting news coming out of Canada!

Progressive Dairyman – Canada

First, Progressive Dairyman introduces us to Progressive Dairyman – Canada, a new addition for readers in Canada, scheduled to be published six times in 2011. Targeted to all dairy producers and related industry professionals in Canada, it will follow a similar editorial and ad format to the Progressive Dairyman – U.S. edition.…

Well, I recently resigned from my full time gig, started buying a few more cows, and going to try to make a living farming. My folks moved to town in April, and my wife and moved to the homeplace. We are the 6th generation in this house and to farm. We are excited and nervous about the opportunity. What's the worst that can happen, I have to go get a job, right?

I lost my grandfather in September, and have been helping my grandmother get squared away without him around. She…

I was wondering if you could help me. I have just started a seed dealership and currently sell Syngenta seed, Garst corn and NK beans. I have bulk bean system and seed treater. I was wondering what other services do you like from your current seed advisor and what services do you wish they would provide? 

I have been thinking of running talc through the bulk and treatment system so it is already in the with the beans to improve flow in my system and in…

Hello everyone,

I would like to ask you all how have you started out farming?  I graduated from K-State in agronomy hoping that I could use that like a job resume for picking up farm ground.  I have three 4000+ acre farmers around me, my Dad isn't large enough to split ground off for me, and I am trying to find farm ground to buy, rent, share-crop.  Whenever I hear of land coming up for lease the already established farmers beat any offer I can make.  My Dad and I have been purchasing…

Great news for online agvocates! The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA)is hosting a series of webinars in 2011 that are all geared towards social media training.

The first webinar will be at 10:30 a.m. CST on Thursday, January 20 (yes, that’s tomorrow!). This will be the first of 12 free hour-long online learning sessions scheduled monthly through 2011.

For more, visit…

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I was wondering if anyone has planted corn/soybeans/ and maybe milo varities from channel seeds.  My Dad and I have been planting Asgrow, NK, and Dekalb seed the past several years.  I have a friend that just became a channel seed dealer and I want to try to give him our business.  Can anyone help with any experience they might have had with their seed?  Thanks.

We’re excited to share news that South Dakota has become home to it’s first robotic dairy. Keloland TV recently featured Stuart Plucker’s farm in, Mechanized Milking.

Visit LelyLife.com for more!

Are you looking to grow more naturally with less inputs, balance nutrition, less diseases, insects.  Check us out at www.ewrm.net.

Been successfully in business for 13 years and still growing and looking for more dealers and customers.

How annoying is it when you start a job on the combine or tractor and can't find the manual? well, I collect farm manuals and up to this moment have around 550 manuals on my computer and if you are stuck for information (FREE), just give me a call with the information you're looking for and if I have it, I'll send it back via email. Just enough to get you out of a fix you understand, don't ask how to strip down & rebuild a perkins diesel engine. On the other…

If 2011 is the year you want to learn more about input costs, finance, nutrition, milk quality, herd management, and milk marketing and dairy policy plans, then you’re in luck!

Hoard’s Dairyman recently announced a FREE webinar series that will cover these topics (and much more), scheduled to be held the second Monday of each month starting on January 10th.