Custom Rates Increasing 

By Kent Thiesse

As would be expected with increasing fuel costs, average 2008 custom rates for farm work have also risen, compared to 2007 and 2006 custom rates...

Operation Strip-Till Gets Rolling 

Source: Iowa State University

Two north-central Iowa men put their heads together and created an opportunity for farmers interested in trying strip-till on their farms...

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Offering Mini-Courses 

For spring 2008, the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will offer the following distance-delivered mini-courses for academic credit, noncredit professional development and CEU credit. Visit the department's Distance Education and Life-Long Learning Program Web site ...

2007 Precision Agricultural Services Dealership Survey, posted on SSMC 

Source: Purdue University

The 2007 Precision Agricultural Services Dealership Survey Results, by Linda Whipker and Jay Akridge have been posted in the Publications section of SSMC...

University Research Looks at the Effect of One-time Tillage on No-Till 

Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln

While many U.S. farmers use continuous no-till when growing crops year to year, some may want to conduct a one-time tillage for problems such as controlling difficult weeds, breaking a compacted soil layer or reducing the risk of phosphorus loss...

Ag Technology Conference Set 

Source: University of Illinois

Applications of hand-held technologies to farming and other agribusinesses will be the focus of a Dec. 13 conference, sponsored by University of Illinois Extension. "it4Ag" will be held at the Interstate Center, 2301 W. Market St., Bloomington, IL...