Farmers looking for ways to decrease feed costs in the winter time should utilize corn stalks as a grazing resource for mid-gestation cows if they mind these residue- and nutrient management tips from South Dakota State University Extension.

Sales Manager Derek Allensworth presents the updated Yetter Farm Equipment​ 5000 Stalk Devastator at the 2018 Farm Progress Show. The model fits 20- and 22-inch corn headers and all chopping models to protect tires from tough corn stalks.

Passage of a unique concept that got Congressional consideration during the writing of the 2018 Farm Bill could put more dollars in the pockets of no-tillers. It’s an idea that farmers who use no-till, cover crops and conservation-minded crop rotations to protect the soil should be rewarded with an equivalent of auto insurance’s “good driver discount” when it comes to paying crop insurance premiums.

With significant weather-related damage to corn and soybean fields in Nebraska recently, there could be an opportunity for growers to try seeding cover crops in those fields to raise a high-quality forage and offset at least some of the lost fall and winter grazing potential, says University of Nebraska Extension.