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How AgroEcoPower works to get more power from farm equipment
How AgroEcoPower works to get more power from farm equipment September 14, 2023 Equipment, Top Headlines, Videos In this video, Martin Šolc of AgroEcoPower steps us through their dyno-based method of adjusting farm equipment to increase power output. AgroEcoPower will be at the 2023 Farm Science Review, booths 233 and 354. Learn more at www.agroecopower.com. Check Also By Aaron Bickle, CEO, Bickle Farm Solutions If you’re sitting in your farm office, I want …
Supply chain issues continue
By Matt Reese and Joel Penhorwood While some of the challenges in the big-picture supply chain have been corrected since 2020, they have certainly not disappeared. As farmers look to the 2023 growing season and beyond, planning for the necessary inputs, supplies and equipment should begin sooner, rather than later. “Certainly, it has made growers look further and further out for everything.
Make sure your farm insurance has a strong foundation
By Aaron Bickle, CEO – Bickle Farm Solutions If you’re sitting in your farm office, I want you to reach into the cabinet, pull your farm insurance policy out and dust it off! The fancy insurance jargon filled folder isn’t just some pile of paper, it’s your “security” to keep farming. If the goal is to pass the farm to the next generation, or keep the assets you have built so you can maintain your lifestyle, your farm insurance plan might as well be bullet proof, right?
Protecting agriculture’s future
By Dee Jepsen National Farm Safety and Health Week is September 18-24, 2022. The annual event historically occurs on the third week of September. This year’s theme is “Protecting agriculture’s future.” Farm safety is necessary for the U.S. economy The U.S. agricultural workforce is small and getting smaller every year. Ag workers make up about 1% of the total laborers in the country. Yet these workers are responsible for all fruits, vegetables, animal- and plant-based protein sources we consume.
USDA specialty crop grants
Home/Crops/USDA specialty crop grants Crops, Top Headlines The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced it has awarded a total of $72.9 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) funding. The FY 2022 non-competitive awards were made to the departments of agriculture in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Implications of the Ukrainian grain export deal
By Ian Sheldon, Professor and Andersons Chair of Agricultural Marketing, Trade, and Policy, Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, Ohio State University and Chris Zoller, Associate Professor and Extension Educator, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Ohio State University Extension – Tuscarawas County A grain export deal was finally signed by Ukraine, Turkey, Russia, and the United Nations (UN) on July 22 (USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service, Grain: World Markets and Trade,...
The importance of a farm employee safety manual
By Aaron Bickle, CEO, Bickle Farm Solutions Safety is a topic every farmer can get behind. As your most critical resource, employees need to be safeguarded through training, provision of appropriate work surroundings and procedures that foster protection of health and safety.
Operating grain dryers
By Aaron Bickle, CEO, Bickle Farm Solutions Grain dryers are an essential piece of equipment on many farms—one that ensures any grains you have harvested are ready for distribution and do not spoil. In fact, high levels of moisture in your corn, soybeans or other crops can significantly impact its life expectancy and overall value. And while grain dryers can help you generate healthy and profitable yields, they carry a substantial level of risk, particularly as it relates to fires.
Make sure your farm insurance has a strong foundation
By Aaron Bickle, CEO, Bickle Farm Solutions If you’re sitting in your farm office, I want you to reach into the cabinet, pull your farm insurance policy out and dust it off! The fancy insurance jargon filled folder isn’t just some pile of paper, it’s your “security” to keep farming. If the goal is to pass the farm to the next generation, or keep the assets you have built so you can maintain your lifestyle, your farm insurance plan might as well be bullet proof, right?
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