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Reflecting on the Value of Water

Water value might be defined a variety of ways by different people, but it all points to the bottom line.
By Mark Watson posted on September 28, 2016 | Posted in Water Management
I’ve been thinking about the value of water and what this resource means to our communities. Since we’ve tapped into this resource we have experienced significant economic growth in our agricultural community, primarily with center pivot irrigation.
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Tapping Sorghum's Genetic Potential

September 16, 2016 | Posted in Seeding & Planting
Source: USDA-ARS
USDA-Agricultural Research Service (ARS) plant geneticist Robert Klein and the Crop Germplasm Research Unit in College Station, Texas, have developed newly converted tropical sorghum lines that will thrive in temperate climates and have the genetic potential for high grain yields in the U.S.
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Passing No-Till Onto the Next Generation

By John Dobberstein posted on September 14, 2016 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101
While brain drain has been a problem in family farming for quite a while, there are still plenty of children who go to college and return home to participate in the family business. And in the coming years there will be one of the biggest transfers of farm ownership in history.
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