Business Title: AB Equestrian
Job Title: Head Trainer and Barn Manager
Interests:
Poultry, Organic Row Crops, Irrigation, Marketing, Agribusiness, Equine
Interests: Corn, Cotton, Wheat, Rice, Canola, Beef, Poultry, Ag Policy, Agribusiness
Interests: Cotton, Peanuts, Soybeans, Beef, Cover Crops, Precision Agriculture, Irrigation, Agribusiness
Interests: Organic Row Crops, Marketing, Agribusiness, Dairy, Silage
Interests: Corn, Soybeans, Cover Crops, Ag Policy, Precision Agriculture, Marketing, Agribusiness
Business Title: AB Equestrian
Job Title: Head Trainer and Barn Manager
Interests:
Poultry, Organic Row Crops, Irrigation, Marketing, Agribusiness, Equine
Interests: Corn, Cotton, Wheat, Rice, Canola, Beef, Poultry, Ag Policy, Agribusiness
Interests: Cotton, Peanuts, Soybeans, Beef, Cover Crops, Precision Agriculture, Irrigation, Agribusiness
Interests: Organic Row Crops, Marketing, Agribusiness, Dairy, Silage
Interests: Corn, Soybeans, Cover Crops, Ag Policy, Precision Agriculture, Marketing, Agribusiness
Published Jan 29, 2019
If you’re a farmer, at some point you’ll likely experience a late harvest, whether it’s due to Mother Nature or an equipment problem. And if you plan on seeding your cover crops after your crops are off, you have the added challenge of trying to get them seeded in a timely manner. Depending on how late it gets, you may wonder whether it’s even worth seeding them at all... Leanne Dillard, Forage Agronomist at Auburn University, explains that in the Deep South, the closer you are to the Gulf of Mexico, the lower your probability of a cover crop stand failure because you have a lower chance of getting sub-freezing temperatures... Photo by Leanne Dillard, Auburn University...
Categories: Cover Crops
Updated Mar 1
With last year’s season completed and this year’s yet to begin, now is a natural time to reflect on your farm’s performance and how you can improve in the future. One way to make your decision-making process even better is by conducting your own on-farm research... That’s when a local county agent asked if they’d be interested in doing a variety trial in conjunction with Auburn University. McMichen has continued doing variety trials with Auburn every year since... McMichen often works with Auburn University Extension agent Eddie McGriff and other industry experts to develop a protocol for conducting his studies and how much should be dedicated to it...
Categories: Farm Management, Operating a Farm, Precision Agriculture
Published Aug 31, 2018
It’s common knowledge among peanut farmers that the farther out you space your peanut crops in your rotation, the better off the peanuts will be. Research backs this up. Jason Sarver, Extension Peanut Specialist for Mississippi State University, shared some trial work published by Dr. Scott Tubbs of the University of Georgia in 2015, that looked at peanut yield when grown in multiple rotation lengths, from continuous peanut to every 4 years... Kip Balkcom, Research Agronomist for the USDA in Auburn, Ala...
Categories: Cover Crops, Peanuts
Published May 12, 2018
The Keenans were up to their elbows in infrastructure projects, animal husbandry, and a burgeoning farmstay business, and needed help in a bad way. Balancing a post and beam, lime plaster home construction project against caretaking goats and chickens, while juggling four human kids to boot, left the Keenans with little time for their personal lives. So, the family turned to the outside world for help. As a recent college grad excited about farming, I responded to their advertisement, and soon found my way to the delightful Keenan homestead... UniversitiesSchools are also a fantastic place to list your formal learning opportunities; Auburn University keeps an updated internship list, and Oregon State University encourages you to “Recruit at OSU...
Categories: Agribusiness, Marketing
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