What started as a one-time event to celebrate the tiny town of Nemaha’s centennial has turned into a ten year ride. It’s called tractor square dancing, and with eight Farmall tractors a group of farmers from this small northwest Iowa community have been busy planting a lot of smiles on a whole lot of faces.
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Paul Berge is travelling a Side Road that takes him off the Fairgrounds to Nemaha and 10 years into the past. He’s following the trail of the Farmall square dancing tractors, which are on their “goodbye” tour.
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John Andrae: Most people think of pastures and hayfields as areas that require little or no management. Unfortunately, this couldnt be farther from the truth. Im John Andrae, extension forage specialist for Clemson University.
Pastures and hayfields occupy more land area than any single row crop in South Carolina. But unfortunately, they do require some management. Pastures and hayfields supply most of the nutritive needs of our beef cattle industries, equine industries, and the majority of the dairy cattle industry. Rising fuel and fertilizer prices in the past few years have made it necessary to get the most out of our pastures with the fewest amount of inputs.
Here at Clemson were designing efficient grazing systems and management systems. This research can decrease inputs like fertilizer and fuel, and increase the profitability of beef cattle production. In addition these grazing systems help the plant to persist better during times of drought, and may decrease the need for herbicides. Management of these pasture systems will benefit us all: the people, the plants, the animals, and the environment. For more information, contact Clemson University or visit the plant sciences website.
John Andrae
Entomology, Soils and Plant Sciences
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