Dave Bergmeier

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David Murray, Farmland, Land, Ranchland, Soil Health Traditional ways of fostering soil health have never completely gone away and are on the upswing. According to recent United States Department of Agriculture data, about 37% of U.S. cropland is managed using no-till farming, while 35% is under reduced-till practices, meaning that about 72% of U.S. cropland utilizes some form of conservation tillage, varying by region and crop type.

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Central Region, Nebraska, Regional Roundup, Soil Health Topping off another excellent year, the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture’s crops judging team retained its first-place title in the crops contest and added the top spot in precision agriculture at the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Judging Conference hosted by West Texas A&M in Canyon, Texas.

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Accolades for an interactive tool more than 30 years in the making and its corresponding media campaign—that’s what the two first place “Best of NAMA” awards from the National Agri-Marketing Association represent for The SCN Coalition. The SCN Profit Checker won first place in Digital Tools and the campaign promoting the calculator placed first in Media Relations. Knowing what went into the lauded tool makes victory all the sweeter.

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Dell Allen has had a front row seat to many changes that have helped ranchers become more efficient producers through the years. The cattle industry has had many influential figures and Allen, a former professor at Kansas State University’s department of animal sciences, spent many years working in private industry. He was first at Excel Corporation, which later became Cargill Meat Solutions, before retiring in 2004. He continued to serve as a consultant in the meat industry for 12 more years.

6 days ago | hpj.com | Dave Bergmeier

Spring is always one of my favorite times of year as we observe newborn calves prancing in green grass and farmers firing up their planters. But for me, it’s also the time of year I think about starting my own food production, usually by planting seeds inside for transplanting later. Growing up on an Iowa farm, I always enjoyed helping my mother plant and maintain a fairly large garden and keep fresh homegrown food on our table.