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Soybean hull pellets
Read article: Soybean Hull Pellets as an Inexpensive Alternative
Soybean Hull Pellets as an Inexpensive Alternative
The unique microbiota of the rumen allows cattle to ferment a variety of by-products, such as  soybean hulls from soybean...
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Read article: Data Intensive Farm Management
Data Intensive Farm Management
With thin profit margins and the high cost of inputs, there is a need to make farming more efficient and profitable. One way researchers and...
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Read article: Sulfur is key to soybean success
Sulfur is key to soybean success
As the growing season fast approaches, farmers need to prepare for the fertility needs of their crops.  While soybeans may not require nitrogen...
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Read article: Using the USDA cash rent surveys for determining the "going rate"
Using the USDA cash rent surveys for determining the "going rate"
The number one question I receive is, “What is the going rate for cash rent?” Most landowners are seeking an average to charge a farmer for the use...

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Determining cash rent on Illinois farmland
URBANA, Ill. — One of the most consistently asked questions to University of Illinois Extension offices across the state is, what is the going rate for cash rent for farmland? Cash rent rates are a common yet recurring question that is...
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Farm Forward: Turning Last Season’s Challenges Into Next Season’s Triumphs
Join University of Illinois Extension Crop Sciences Educator Kathryn Seebruck for the first year of her series “Farm Forward: Turning Last Season’s Challenges Into Next Season’s Triumphs”. This monthly series aims to address the needs of row crop producers and will be rotated between Jo Daviess...

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