At the moment’s headlines run the gamut from poultry to planting.
In case you have not caught up, here’s a roundup of the information.
Livestock
Editor Madelyn Ostendorf covers the latest swine vaccine launched by Boehringer Ingelheim to assist producers struggle in opposition to reproductive illnesses. The vaccine, ReproCyc ParvoFLEX, works to forestall porcine parvovirus (PPV) in sows and gilts aged 6 months and up.
“When breeding herds are contaminated, it might price producers unrealized potential, so our important objective in growing ReproCyc ParvoFLEX is to assist stop these losses with a secure, versatile instrument,” says Dr. John Waddell, Director, Key Account Veterinarians, Swine at Boehringer Ingelheim.
The USDA’s Animal and Plant Well being Inspection Service has at this time confirmed the presence of extremely pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a business turkey flock in Buena Vista County, Iowa. The flock has been depopulated.
See the record of areas with earlier recognized instances within the articles linked beneath.
Gear
Anew period of farming is right here. John Deere’s new absolutely autonomous 8R tractor will be operated with out anybody sitting within the cab.
Julian Sanchez is John Deere’s director of rising expertise. He says the tractor engine is actually began from the app on the farmer’s cellphone. And as soon as the machine is out doing its job, the farmer can all the time verify in on it.
It could also be time to improve your planter however good luck discovering a great deal on a used one, particularly 24 row planters, says Editor Jodi Henke, in an interview with Editor Dave Mowitz. Over the past yr something late mannequin with just some acres on it was devoured up.
“Of the preferred planters, the 24-row planter, their tendencies on the costs had been about 10,15, to twenty% larger final yr. And also you’re pondering, nicely, that’s what we’re headed into this winter. No, it’s simply truly gone nuts,” says Mowitz.
Crop Administration
Farmers who haven’t but achieved so are inspired to take soil assessments to find out how a lot fertilizer ought to be utilized to fields for the 2022 crop yr.
“Correct administration and the utilization of soil assets are essential to help and maintain the agricultural assets,” says Justin Calhoun, with the College of Missouri’s Division of Plan Sciences. In a report distributed March 4, Calhoun notes three fertility administration concerns for 2022.
XtremeAg farmers Kelly Garrett, Matt Miles, and Kevin Matthews verify on this week about weighing their early planting choices in opposition to the danger of elevated plant stress.
Garrett, an Iowa farmer, says, “My focus this yr goes to be on decreasing stress ranges on the plant. As I’ve stated earlier than, I consider that we’re in an excellent place in the case of our fertility program, and most of our yield loss is a results of in-season stress.”
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