Ag News and Views: May 2016
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Agriculture remains better positioned for future
The agriculture industry is much better positioned to weather the next few years than the industry was in the 1980s.
Fire characteristics affect prescribed burn success
Learning fire behavior will help burn managers predict potential impacts of a burn before it is conducted.
Grazing for wildlife, livestock involves many factors
Grazing management and wildlife management largely address plant community management with considerations involving interconnected, dynamic systems.
Policymakers, retailers influence production agriculture
The challenges the industry faces today are not as clear-cut as just producing more with less or keeping a few more records to broaden marketing opportunities.
Research shows economics of pasture conversion
Benefits of nativegrass mixtures on the Southern Great Plains have increased interest in effective methods of converting improved pastureland areas to nativegrass pastures.
Sprayer calibration promotes safe, effective pesticide use
Resources are available to help properly calibrate boom, boomless and air blast sprayers.