Friday Feature:  The Weed Zapper Annihilator

Friday Feature: The Weed Zapper Annihilator

This week’s featured video highlights a relatively new technology being studied for weed control in late season crop weed escapes.  The Weed Zapper Annihilator uses a front mounted 3-point hitch bar to pass electricity through weeds above the crop canopy, with a...
Friday Feature:  Hay Bale Swimming Pool

Friday Feature: Hay Bale Swimming Pool

Students in Staffordshire, England figured out a way to beat the heat wave in Europe this summer.  They built a swimming pool using big square hay bales, silage wrap plastic, and then lined the square hole with a tarp so it would hold water.  It is amazing what farm...
Liquid Lime: Is it Too Good to be True?

Liquid Lime: Is it Too Good to be True?

  Recently, I’ve been asked for my opinion on liquid lime. “Will it work as well as the salesperson says it will? Will it be cheaper?” In this economy, anything we can do to save a few bucks or reduce costs deserves a second glance.  I understand the...
Friday Feature:  Virtual Cattle Fencing Research at OSU

Friday Feature: Virtual Cattle Fencing Research at OSU

Yes, the title sounds sort of hard to believe, but it is a new technology being researched for feasibility.  Not that unlike virtual dog fences that use collars and buried wires, this system uses satellites and base stations for wireless communication to collars on...