Ag News and Views: February 2004

February, 2004 Table of Contents News & Views Archive Issues

Economics
How Do You Make Decisions? by Steve Swigert
Every farm or ranch has some type of information system — the quality of the information gathered by a system only has value if it is used to make decisions.

Forage
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Pounds (of Forage) by Matt Mattox and Chan Glidewell
The photos in this article depict bermudagrass and annual ryegrass with different heights and densities along with the actual production values (pounds/acre) for these plots — these examples should help producers "calibrate their eyes" and/or give them a reference for a known quantity of forage per acre to compare to their specific situations to more accurately determine forage production.

Horticulture
Nutrients Important for Good Pecan Crop by Dooly Barlow
Nitrogen is a vital nutrient for pecan trees, and ensuring it's properly supplied to them could be the key to a good crop in 2004.

Livestock
Great Resources Available on the Web by Ryan Reuter
The Internet is a tremendous source of information about nearly anything — this is a review of some of the Foundation's, and others', best sites.

Research
New Projects Set to Begin in 2004 by Bryan Unruh
All too often, the importance of potassium is overlooked in bermudagrass forage production systems.

Soils
Don't Overlook Role of Potassium by Jeff Ball
Several new research and demonstration projects are slated to start on 2004.

Wildlife
A Written Prescribed Burning Plan Helps Accomplish Goals by Mike Porter
A well-written prescribed burning plan accomplishes several positive things.