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Michel Mercier: Peas as an Agronomic Weeding Tool

By Direct Driller Magazine

Published 4 weeks ago

From Direct Driller Magazine: Issue 2Written by Frédéric ThomasLike many farmers, Michel Mercier first got into direct drilling based on the economic savings it offered. He first worked with an SE Horsch then onto an AT Köckerling, then onto a SD Kuhn, only to find that the drill is only an ingredient, only part of a solution, purely the way to do something... Now with 12 years of knowledge, he has been able to reduce his average Nitrogen rates (only 100 kg of product in two applications: 50 kg in the spring and 50 kg in the autumn), he observed straws decomposes more rapidly and the biological activity seems much more efficient... The program of weed control of the rapeseed remains traditional with an autumn propyzamide application to finish the work of cleaning grassweeds and leave a clean start for the following wheat crop... Another advantage is that establishment is earlier, which helps spread autumn workload, typical seed rates of 30 to 35 kg / ha for 100 to 120 p / m² also aid logistics...

Categories: Cover Crops

Pencil Out Fungicide Profitability

By Amanda Allworth

Published 3 months ago

Will it pay to apply a fungicide? That’s the million-dollar question for farmers looking to boost production on a limited budget. The honest answer is, it depends. At a time when every input dollar matters, here are some tips to help maximize your profitability on fungicide applications. Your RiskEach year brings different environmental conditions, which is why most fungicide sales are made in-season... The left column of graphs shows probabilities when disease pressure is low, while the right column shows probabilities of not breaking even when disease impacts more than 5 percent of the ear leaf at the R4 to R6 growth stage...

Categories: Agribusiness, Corn

Traditional Procedures To Qualify For A Bank Loan For Agriculture Lending VS Agrilend

By Robert Morgan

Published 3 months ago

Traditionally Farmers have to go through a serious of banking procedures to qualify for a loan and just that process can be a very expensive undertaking and investment for the already distressed agricultural business. The procedures common and absolutely necessary and does not always guarantee a loan will proceed with a bonafide commitment from the bank or lender. These procedures are feasibility studies, environmental studies, certified business valuations, real estate appraisals, and even equipment appraisals. The process is time consuming which may endure many months and cost can range from $30,000-$250,000. 00 for a possible investment loan from the bank or lender with fees that are non refundable...

Diversity in Agriculture: How Diverse & Inclusive is the Industry?:

By AgCareers.com Team

Published 3 months ago

We hear a lot of chatter about workplace diversity. Employers often allocate resources to recruiting diverse talent and are quick to tell candidates how welcoming of a work environment they'll find. Job seekers want to know they are going to work for an organization that welcomes diversity in its most traditional sense, as well as a broader scope that accounts for diversity of thought and experiences. At AgCareers. com we recognize that as agriculture itself has diversified, so has its workforce...

Categories: Agribusiness

Citizens Weekly Newsletter USDA Quarterly Stocks and Acreage Report Summary

By Angie Setzer

Published 3 months ago

This Week In Agriculture:· Today’s USDA report went off like a wet firework, no boom merely a sizzle as numbers came in within the range of pre-report estimates and relatively free of surprises. When all was said and done we saw corn close up 5 for the day but down 7 for the week, soybeans were down 3, down 36 for the week, while wheat was up 17 finishing the week up 6... Reductions were seen in IL (-200k), IN (-250k), MN (-250k) and SD (-500k)... By state stock reductions were seen in IA, NE, SD, and ND with increases seen in IL, MN and OH... · By state we saw big increases in IL (+300k), IN (+250k) and KY (+150k), with reductions in MO (-150k), MN (-350k), NE (-200k) and KS (-300k)...

Announcing the Winner of AgFuse’s 30 Days of Cover Crops Photo Contest

By AgFuse Administrator

Published 4 months ago

Yesterday, our 30 Days of Cover Crops Photo Contest came to a close. All of the entries we received are amazing and we want to thank everyone who participated. As previously announced, the winning photo is the entry with the most engagements, which we define as the sum of likes and shares, and the winner will receive an Orion Cooker... Justin Ramer Posted on AgFuse Beans popping through after overnight rain shower nestled in between the cereal rye Caleb Wolters Posted on AgFuse Corn growing in rye cover #dontfarmnaked We also want to highlight two honorable mentions: Justin Ramer of Walton, Indiana, and Caleb Wolters of Belmont, Wisconsin. Justin Ramer Posted on AgFuse Beans popping through after overnight rain shower nestled in between the cereal rye Caleb Wolters Posted on AgFuse Corn growing in rye cover #dontfarmnaked Caleb Wolters Posted on AgFuse Corn growing in rye cover #dontfarmnaked Thanks again to everyone for being part of the fun...

How can Farmers get Paid Right Now By Becoming an Agrilend Member

By Robert Morgan

Published 3 months ago

Agricultural Businesses or Farmers for the last few centuries have relied on Fiat Currency. In Monetary economics, fiat money is an intrinsic value object or record and is widely used as a means of payment. Investment Bankers can monitor its supply in circulation by the money aggregates, M1,M2,M3, or M4. However for a farmer who relies on goods being exchanged Fiat has several disadvantages, especially for Agricultural Farmers who produce today hoping to get paid tomorrow for the commodities they produce. Fiat Money does not have for today's farmer utility or use value...

How Farmers can cash in big with the Agrilend new digital international crypto-currencies.

By Robert Morgan

Published 3 months ago

For decades, Agricultural businesses have been at the mercy of external as well as internal factors all disregarded by their reliant financial institutions for a multitude of complexities essential for business operations. From export, import, credit, financing, trade, as well as political turmoil or price fluctuations in commodity prices, gold, silver, currency exchanges, interest rates, and bond prices to name a few. A new international encrypted digital crypto-currency is being developed right now by Agrilend, LLC founders to be used exclusively for farmers and will position an initial coin offering in the not so distant future. Farmers who need cash are not usually technologically savvy and are used to the old fashioned ways of having the bank lend, they are now seeking investment but also wanting to remain anonymous, the same as many private investors are seeking anonymity. Welcome to the Green Coin...

How the small Farmer can Acquire more Farms using Leverage.

By Robert Morgan

Published 3 months ago

Going Private and Leveraged BuyoutGoing private refers to the transformation of a public corporation into a privately held firm. A leveraged buyout (LBO), financed largely by borrowing, is the acquisition of the stock or assets of a public company by a small group of investors. The buying group may be sponsored by buyout specialists or by investment bankers. A variant of the LBO going-private transaction is the management buyout (MBO) in which a segment of the company is sold to its managers. Since 1981, unit MBOs have represented more than 10 percent of total divestitures...

Categories: Agribusiness, Beef Cattle, Soybeans

Bolivia- Key to Pharmaceutical Industry & Agriculture.

By Robert Morgan

Published 2 months ago

Bolivia, a Member of The MERCOSUR has been South America’s most politically unstable country, with more than 200 coups since independence was achieved in 1825. Left-wing indigenous leader Evo Morales, a former coca grower, was elected president in late 2005, promising to restore Bolivian control over the country’s natural resources. Bolivia is one of the poorest countries in South America. Bolivia is also a major center of drug production and it is likely that drug production will increase as it shifts southwards due to the crackdown in Colombia. Bolivia is a landlocked country, having lost its coastline in a war with Peru in the late 19th century...