EPA moves quickly to clear way for dicamba use

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency extended the use of dicamba-based herbicides to July 31 after a federal court had earlier ruled that application of those products should end immediately. (File photo) Federal agency helps ease anxiety on herbicide’s use through July MANHATTAN, Kan. – Farmers and commercial applicators in Kansas and other states will be allowed to use dicamba-based herbicides on soybean and cotton fields through July 31, the net result of a…

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Determine Forage Moisture Content

Forage maturity/stage of development is often cited as the number one factor that determines forage quality, but for any stored forage, moisture content at harvest is a close second. Moisture content drives what happens to that forage after it is removed from the field, whether quality is maintained or degraded. Improper moisture content can reduce storage life. The most common method of determining forage moisture is some type of visual appraisal whereby a…

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Biosecurity important tool in fighting vesicular stomatitis in horse operations

By Donald Stotts STILLWATER, Okla. – Horse owners should review basic biosecurity practices to guard against the potential spread of vesicular stomatitis to their animals, Oklahoma State University experts said. Vesicular stomatitis is a contagious, viral disease that – while rarely life threatening – can have a significant financial impact on an individual horse owner and the state’s equine industry, said Dr. Barry Whitworth, OSU Extension veterinarian. The first case in the United…

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