Testing soil is good first step
Now is a good time to start planning for next year, and a good first step is soil sampling those fields that haven’t been tested in a coup...
The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on the Nov. 18 livestock auction.
Commercial bulls, $110. to 123.; commercial cows, 100. to 119.; feeder steer...
Are you as a landowner receiving royalty checks and not fully understanding how the current trends and production figures mesh with your royalty payments? Do you have qu...
Thanksgiving is just around the corner and harvest is still a few weeks from completion.
Soybeans are 95 percent complete, while corn harvest is probably just over 50 pe...
The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on Tuesday’s auction.
Commercial bulls, $120. to 133.; commercial cows, 100. to 117.5.; feeder steers, 155. to...
Fair board gets 'Friend' award
Butler County 4-H members and volunteers were recognized at the organization’s annual achievement banquet, held Nov. 3 at the General Butle...
Ballots for the county committee election will be mailed out today for Local Administrative Area 1 & 5. Voters have until Dec. 1 to return their ballots to the county of...
MINNEAPOLIS — A new herbicide, long awaited by farmers as a tool to fight “superweeds” but long opposed by environmental groups, has received final federal approval and ...
The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on Tuesday’s auction.
Commercial bulls, $125. to 137.5.; commercial cows, 100. to 117.; feeder steers, 175. to...
Ornamental grasses shimmer in the sun
Fall puts on its finery when the ornamental grasses appear — their plumes shimmering and shining in the autumn sun.
Ornamental grass...