Ag News and Views: November 1999

November, 1999 Table of Contents News & Views Archive Issues

Economics
Strategic Planning by Fred Schmedt
The times are changing in American agriculture. The new farm program with the acronym FAIR will impact all of agriculture, not just the major program crops. Genetically engineered plants and their companion chemicals will change the cost structure and yield potential of crop production.

Forage
Livestock Distribution by Chuck Coffey
Proper livestock distribution is one of the key principles of grazing managment. This concise fact sheet offers tips on how to improve grazing distribution, thereby maximizing available forage.

Forage
Where Has All the Lovegrass Gone? Long Time Passing by R. L. Dalrymple
There is much less weeping lovegrass now than in the past because it fell into disfavor. Failure from not using CRG may have caused the most disenchantment with weeping lovegrass.

Livestock
What We are Learning from the Retained Ownership Program by John Winder
If market pressures remain the same, our information suggests that it is much more beneficial for producers to strive to improve growth rate than carcass measurements.

Soils
Understanding and Correcting Soil Acidity by Jeff Ball
This fact sheet talks about acidity's causes and corrections, the amount of lime needed to raise the pH, and the length of time liming takes to work.

Wildlife
Habitat: the Foundation of Deer Management by Ken Gee
The most neglected part of management is the importance of habitat. Deer are a product of theirs, and without it, there are no deer.