MANAGEMENT

Many farm families have wrestled with this issue. Complicating it more is much of the farm’s value is tied up in the land, livestock and equipment. Often there is very little cash, life insurance or retirement plans to use for balancing it out. If the farm is split, will there still be enough critical mass to survive?

As we move into winter, many of us might be reflecting on how the farm business did over the past season.

The U.S. loves smartphones; the statistics portal Statista.com estimates 81% of all U.S. adults will own at least one device in 2019.

We can never tell where ruminant nutrition will lead us. Start with a mundane topic like grass and, before we know it, we’re into microbes and methane and fiber and size.

“More crop per drop.” This is the mantra of De Jager Farms in Chowchilla, California where water is scarce and conservation is king.

There’s a lot of interest in reduced-lignin alfalfa, with these alfalfa varieties now available from at least half-a-dozen seed companies. All HarvXtra varieties of reduced-lignin alfalfa are genetically engineered, glyphosate-tolerant (Roundup Ready) and have a fall dormancy of 4.