Ted Funk Consulting
Fall harvest will soon be here, so it’s not too early to be planning your fall manure applications. Here are some things to keep in...
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When is a field not a field? Answer: When it’s a subfield.
In conversations with farmers and agencies, it has become clear to me that complying with the spirit of the new Illinois Title 35 regulations requires a big dose...
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Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for. Will Rogers
Almost everybody sees weather as a safe subject of conversation. But for farmers, weather is business. Why might pork producers want to know about...
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If you didn’t see the manure pit ventilation demonstration at this year’s Pork Expo, you missed out on a powerful visual of pit gas management. IPPA sponsored the safety demo, which was brought and operated by Dennis Murphy and...
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As I travel the state, more farmers including pork producers are telling me “I don’t want to have soil exposed over winter.” Cover crops are becoming an integral part of crop rotations, and are recognized by state and federal...
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Many of you have heard of the Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy (NLRS) released for comment earlier this year. The main goal is to reduce Illinois' contribution of nitrate and total-phosphorus transport to the Gulf of Mexico via...
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