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Drought Alert 7/10/20

Effect of Drought Stress on Corn There are many fields of pineappled corn across NWNY. The lack of rainfall is really starting to show and some plants are rolling at 9am. Later planted crops ...
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July 24, 2020Crop Alert, Emerging Issues, Farm Business Management, Field Crops, GrazingCorn, Dairy, Drought, Financial Management, Forage, Heat Stress, Human Resources, Livestock, Pasture Management, Small Grains, Spider Mites

Handling Heat Stress

by Margaret Quaassdorff What is heat stress? Heat stress occurs when cows’ bodies accumulate a heat load that they are unable to dissipate. It can be measured with the Temperature-Humidity Index (THI). The heat ...
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July 10, 2020UncategorizedDairy, Heat Stress