Oh, deer! At least it is a wintertime visit.
By John Moody
Published May 21, 2018
Raccoons, rabbits, and the worst of all in our area - deer... White-tailed deer were responsible for 58% of field crop losses and 33% of losses to vegetables, fruits, and nuts. “ Farmers report more crop damage by deer - Outdoornews State game commissioners got an earful about increased crop damage by deer at their recent meeting... Effective Deer Fences press release Fencing to Exclude Deer North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Deer Deterrents--Sights and Sounds press release Deer accidents increasing in Tennessee Nearly six thousand people hit a deer last year and these steps could stop you from being next. Even worse, the amount of damage deer are doing to crops is increasing...
By Anonymous Member
Published Dec 8, 2020
40 acres of 30” row organic food grade soybeans and the deer ruin about 3 acres around the edge
Categories: Soybeans
Published Aug 3, 2020
Can't decide on tractor model
Categories: Vegetables, Poultry
Interests: Corn, Beef, Poultry, Cover Crops, Irrigation, Marketing, Agribusiness
Business Title: John Deere
Job Title: Product Marketing Manager
Interests:
Corn, Vegetables, Beef, Dairy, Ag Policy, Marketing, Agribusiness, Forage
Business Title: JohnDeere
Job Title: Extension Agent or University Employee
Interests:
Cotton, Purchasing
Updated Apr 14, 2020
There is no shortage of great apps to help farmers. As farming gets more digital, tech savvy farmers are craving tools that can help them do their jobs more efficiently and better. This list compiles 10 of the most useful apps in agriculture. My John Deere Operations Center let’s you take complete control of your operation via remote management of your fleet, monitoring of field work and applications, as well as accessing historic agronomic data. With continuing improvements and updates being rolled out regularly, John Deere has developed what is the clear flagship farm management tool...
Categories: Agribusiness, Corn, Precision Agriculture
Updated Oct 24, 2020
Experts all agree that there is no silver bullet to control weeds in the organic cultivation of soybeans. Farmers need to use a combination of measures to keep weeds at bay in the short and long term. Soybean vs WeedsWeed control is the main problem in organic agriculture including in soybeans. It is more difficult to control weeds in soybeans because of their compact foliage, which takes longer than grain crops to produce an interlocking canopy that shades inter-row area. On the other hand, weeds have various natural traits that help them spread and establish...
Categories: Crop Protection, Soybeans, Organic Row Crops
Published Aug 14, 2020
Organic corn is both economically viable and technically feasible. Even though organic corn yield is 32% lesser, the prices are double that of conventional corn, guaranteeing attractive returns on investment (ROI) to growers. Moreover, there is growing technical information available to advise organic corn production. Growing Demand for Organic CornThe demand for organic corn is expected to grow globally at a CAGR of 1. 9% and amount to 1170 million USD by 2026...
Categories: Corn, Organic Row Crops
Interests: Corn, Beef, Poultry, Cover Crops, Irrigation, Marketing, Agribusiness
Business Title: John Deere
Job Title: Product Marketing Manager
Interests:
Corn, Vegetables, Beef, Dairy, Ag Policy, Marketing, Agribusiness, Forage
Business Title: JohnDeere
Job Title: Extension Agent or University Employee
Interests:
Cotton, Purchasing
Public
Here's a group to discuss animal agriculture including goats, sheep, alpacas, buffalo, deer, llamas, and rabbits.
Interest:
Feed, Grass-Fed Livestock, Specialty Livestock
Oh, deer! At least it is a wintertime visit.
By John Moody
Published May 21, 2018
Raccoons, rabbits, and the worst of all in our area - deer... White-tailed deer were responsible for 58% of field crop losses and 33% of losses to vegetables, fruits, and nuts. “ Farmers report more crop damage by deer - Outdoornews State game commissioners got an earful about increased crop damage by deer at their recent meeting... Effective Deer Fences press release Fencing to Exclude Deer North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Deer Deterrents--Sights and Sounds press release Deer accidents increasing in Tennessee Nearly six thousand people hit a deer last year and these steps could stop you from being next. Even worse, the amount of damage deer are doing to crops is increasing...
Updated Apr 14, 2020
There is no shortage of great apps to help farmers. As farming gets more digital, tech savvy farmers are craving tools that can help them do their jobs more efficiently and better. This list compiles 10 of the most useful apps in agriculture. My John Deere Operations Center let’s you take complete control of your operation via remote management of your fleet, monitoring of field work and applications, as well as accessing historic agronomic data. With continuing improvements and updates being rolled out regularly, John Deere has developed what is the clear flagship farm management tool...
Categories: Agribusiness, Corn, Precision Agriculture
Updated Oct 24, 2020
Experts all agree that there is no silver bullet to control weeds in the organic cultivation of soybeans. Farmers need to use a combination of measures to keep weeds at bay in the short and long term. Soybean vs WeedsWeed control is the main problem in organic agriculture including in soybeans. It is more difficult to control weeds in soybeans because of their compact foliage, which takes longer than grain crops to produce an interlocking canopy that shades inter-row area. On the other hand, weeds have various natural traits that help them spread and establish...
Categories: Crop Protection, Soybeans, Organic Row Crops
Published Aug 14, 2020
Organic corn is both economically viable and technically feasible. Even though organic corn yield is 32% lesser, the prices are double that of conventional corn, guaranteeing attractive returns on investment (ROI) to growers. Moreover, there is growing technical information available to advise organic corn production. Growing Demand for Organic CornThe demand for organic corn is expected to grow globally at a CAGR of 1. 9% and amount to 1170 million USD by 2026...
Categories: Corn, Organic Row Crops
Updated Aug 7
For aspiring young farmers, often times the only thing standing in the way of them and their dreams of farming on their own is a chance. Starting a farm is tough. It’s tough if you are starting with help from your family and it’s even tougher to start from scratch on your own. Farming is a game of scale which means that your best chance of surviving and thriving is to accumulate a large enough land base to realize machinery, labor and overhead efficiencies... Those coulters your dad buys four times a year from the John Deere parts house can be had from Shoup during a sale for ½ the cost...
Categories: Agribusiness
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... ”They also have ExactApply on their John Deere sprayer, which allows them to be very precise with their spraying applications. They use the MyJohnDeere system to wirelessly transfer the data to the AgStudio program... “It makes it much easier to develop this type of protocol and have a platform to use such as John Deere My Operations Center...
Categories: Farm Management, Operating a Farm, Precision Agriculture
Updated Sep 10, 2020
The weed control measures used in soybean production need to be overhauled. The development of resistance in weeds has made current technology and management increasingly expensive and comes accompanied with heavy yield losses. Precision management solutions can reduce chemical use in several ways. Current Weed Management in SoybeansSoybean is important for the global economy as it is used as a source for oil and protein (for people and livestock) and as biodiesel. Soybean is the crop with the largest monoculture in the world and with 90% of it grown in Argentina, Brazil, the United States, China, and India...
Categories: Precision Agriculture, Soybeans
Updated Aug 7, 2020
The high-value returns from cotton as well as the higher costs of production should be ample incentives for adopting precision farming. The vagaries of climate change and its disruptions to the normal farm schedule only increases the value of this information technology for cotton. Climate Change is Altering Pest Attack PatternsIncreasing drought and extreme weather due to climate change are impacting cotton in unforeseen ways. The unpredictable changes in weather patterns aren’t just disturbing the environmental conditions needed for cotton crops. Experts noticed since 2019 that the feeding and reproductive patterns of pests have changed...
Categories: Cotton, Irrigation, Precision Agriculture
By Sam Baker
Published Apr 25, 2020
Ag-Analytics® (https://analytics. ag/uav) announced the launch of its long-awaited fully remote, on-demand UAV Service – a custom flight service to assist farmers by providing fast, cost-effective UAV flights and machine learning analysis. The cost starts as low as $210 for a 60-acre field or $2. 40/acre for larger fields... Users can optionally easily link their John Deere Operations Center or Climate FieldView accounts for more streamlined information flow for free...
Categories: Agribusiness, Irrigation, Precision Agriculture
By Rick Purnell
Published May 24
Des Moines, IA, May 24, 2020 – Every farmer knows what it’s like to see a storm on the horizon with acres of crop to harvest before it hits. They also know the time-robbing impacts of breakdowns. Finding help quickly can be hard. Not anymore... She’s worked with technology for more than 25 years, including John Deere, Pioneer Hi-Bred and Farmers Mutual...
Categories: Agribusiness, Apps, Farm Management
By Anonymous Member
Published Dec 8, 2020
40 acres of 30” row organic food grade soybeans and the deer ruin about 3 acres around the edge
Categories: Soybeans
Published Aug 3, 2020
Can't decide on tractor model
Categories: Vegetables, Poultry
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