This spreadsheet is designed to help producers make the 2019 and 2020 decision between the USDA Agricultural Risk Coverage - County (ARC-Co) vs. the Price Loss Coverage (PLC) vs. the ARC-IC Individual programs by crop and by farm
We’ve got perfect spider mite conditions due to this summer’s dry weather and the arrival of August. Irrigation can complicate decisions. Here are tips to get any sprays right.
Allows users to access relevant climate data for stations of interest
If you're looking into making an irrigation equipment investment, answer these three questions before spending a dollar:
Explanations of CREP practices, training videos, and promotional materials
Tips on using manure on fields with tile lines
Potassium regulates the opening and closing of plant stomata. Consequently, crops with insufficient potassium are much more susceptible to drought.
Techinque to assess soil moisture conditions
Publication on climate and nutrients
Farm Finance Tools
The Fertilizer Cost Comparison Tool provides farm producers with an ability to consider nutrient needs and fertilizer product costs. The first thing to know about this decision tool is that it does not replace soil testing or soil-based recommendations. Rather, the cost comparison tool uses this information as part of developing a fertilizer plan.
Field windbreaks as a conservation practice through the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP).
The Freeze Date Tool is a product created by the Midwestern Regional Climate Center (MRCC) in collaboration with the USDA Midwest Climate Hub to provide information about the climatology of freezing temperature dates across the north-central and northeastern United States.
Some applicability to weed and insecct pressures
Available for Corn, Soybean, and Alfalfa
Delayed planting, lack of growing degree-days, drought, hail or insect damage, or early frost can all result in immature corn at harvest. Depending upon the degree of immaturity, harvesting corn as silage, earlage, or snaplage may result in greater crop revenue than harvesting as high-moisture or dry-shelled corn. This fact sheet summarizes typical corn nutrient values with varying harvest, storage, or processing methods
Financial Tool for grazing heifers
News and media reader for pest management
A tool for evaluating odor setback distance to minimize odor nuisance complaints.
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The National Weather Service (NWS) provides weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy.
Suite of tools for stress
Available for Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin and Michigan
The U.S. Drought Monitor is a map released every Thursday, showing parts of the U.S. that are in drought. The map uses five classifications: abnormally dry, showing areas that may be going into or are coming out of drought, and four levels of drought.
The suite of decision-support tools was a product of this effort to help producers make better long-term decisions on what, when and where to plant, and how to manage crops for maximum yields and minimum environmental damage.